The American Prisoner is a 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry. It was adapted from the 1904 novel The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts. It was originally conceived as a silent film, but was converted into a Talkie in line with widespread practice at British International Pictures during 1928–1929.
Premise
An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the American War of Independence manages to escape and fall in love with a local Squire's daughter.
Cast
Lucius Blake
Carl Brisson as Lt. Stark
Madeleine Carroll as Grace Malherb
Cecil Barry as Peter Norcutt
Carl Harbord as Lt. Burnham
A. Bromley Davenport as Squire Malherb
Nancy Price as Lovey Lee
Reginald Fox as Captain Mainwaring
Charles Ashton as Carberry
Harry Terry as Bosun Knapps
John Valentine as Commander Miller
Robert English as Col. Governor
Edward Dignon as Leverett
See also
List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1929-1939: Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
