The American Prisoner (film)

The American Prisoner
The American Prisoner
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Eliot Stannard ; Garnett Weston
Based on	The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Carl Brisson; Madeleine Carroll; Cecil Barry ; Carl Harbord
Cinematography	René Guissart
Edited by	Sam Simmonds
Music by	John Reynders; Jules Sylvain
Production; company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	18 September 1929;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (All-Talking); English

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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^[3]

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).

References

↑ The American Prisoner British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
↑ Low p.117
↑ Khomami, Nadia (2 October 2023). "Overlooked black actor may have been most prolific in early British cinema". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

Bibliography

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

External links

The American Prisoner at IMDb

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[1] The American Prisoner British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[2] Low p.117

[3] Khomami, Nadia (2 October 2023). "Overlooked black actor may have been most prolific in early British cinema". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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