His Captive Woman
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Carey Wilson (scenario) Paul Perez (dialogue, titles) |
| Based on | Changeling, a short story by Donn Byrne from Changeling and Other Stories c.1923 |
| Produced by | First National Pictures Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Milton Sills Dorothy Mackaill |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
His Captive Woman is a 1929 American part-talking drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill. This film is "based on the short story "Changeling" by Donn Byrne in Changeling and Other Stories (New York, 1923)."[1] It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures which was already a subsidiary of the Warner Brothers studios. The Vitaphone sound system was also a subsidiary of Warners. Both Mackaill and Sills as well as director Fitzmaurice had worked together on the previous year's The Barker.[2]
Cast[]
- Milton Sills as Officer Thomas McCarthy
- Dorothy Mackaill as Anna Janssen
- Gladden James as Alastair De Vries
- Jed Prouty as Fatty Fargo
- Sidney Bracey as Means
- Gertrude Howard as Lavoris Smythe
- Marion Byron as Baby Meyers
- George Fawcett as Howard Donegan
- William Holden as The Court Judge
- Frank Reicher as The District Attorney
- August Tollaire as The Governor of the Island
- Doris Dawson
Preservation[]
Prints of His Captive Woman are maintained in the Library of Congress and reportedly in the Gosfilmofond Archive.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: His Captive Woman at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection in The Library of Congress, p. 80, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: His Captive Woman
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