The American Prisoner is an all-talking sound 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry.The American Prisoner British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2018. 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 an All-Talkie in line with widespread practice at British International Pictures during 1928–1929.Low p.117
Plot 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 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 film featured a theme song entitled "I Wonder If You Will Remember" with lyrics by Harry Carlton and music by Jules Sylvain. The song was sung by Carl Brisson in the film. The song was recorded by the tenor Eddie King and released on the Parlophone label (Catalog Number R 503).
See also List of films about the American Revolution 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.
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