The American Prisoner (film)

The American Prisoner

Company type	Film
Industry	Film industry
Founded	1929
Founder	Thomas Bentley (director)
Products	Film

The American Prisoner is a 1929 British drama film with full sound, directed by Thomas Bentley and featuring performances by Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll, and Cecil Barry. This production is an adaptation of Eden Phillpotts' 1904 novel The American Prisoner. Originally intended to be a silent movie, it was transformed into a talkie as part of British International Pictures' shift to sound films during 1928–1929.

Plot

During the American War of Independence, an American sailor held captive on Dartmoor manages to escape and subsequently develops a romantic relationship with the daughter of a local squire.

Cast

• 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
• Lucius Blake

Music

The soundtrack includes the theme "I Wonder If You Will Remember," with lyrics by Harry Carlton and composition by Jules Sylvain, performed by Carl Brisson. Additionally, tenor Eddie King recorded this song, which was issued by Parlophone under catalog number R 503.

See also

• List of films about the American Revolution
• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1929-1939: Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.