“THE AMERICAN PRISONER”
} Eden Philpott'H famous book. Tin* ' American Prisoner" is now rapidly nearins completion in its film version : under the direction of Thomas Bentley. The story deals with the days • of the .Napoleonic War of 180-*, when Dartmoor, the famous English Suol. , was used as a war prison. In thos«days when England was at war with France. American merchantmen used to smuggle arms to the French, and bo subsequently captured as prisoner* iof war by the British. This picture in • to have sound and dialogue sequence.-. I and under Bentley’s direction should prove successful, for he was associated with he Forest films in 1027 and has since made a special study of • talking films, Carl Brisson will bo j seen in the stellar role and is sup- ; ported by Madeline Carroll. Nancy Price. Cecil Barry, Carl Harbord. Reginald Fo\ A. Bromley I>.j v**np«>rt j and Harry Terry. i
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 771, 18 September 1929, Page 17
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149“THE AMERICAN PRISONER” Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 771, 18 September 1929, Page 17
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