The Hostage

The Hostage

🎞️ Movie 50 min --
1917

The Highlanders and Lowlanders are sworn enemies until Lieutenant Kemper, the son of Brigadier Kemper, the leader of the militaristic Lowlanders, is held hostage by the Highlanders until his father's army has retreated to its own boundaries. Much to his surprise, the lieutenant is treated with kindness and consideration by his captors, especially by Boyadi and his beautiful daughter Nathalia, whom he learns to love. Thus, instead of obeying his father's command to escape at an appointed time when the Lowlanders plan to violate their pledge and storm the fortress, he keeps his promise to his captors and remains a prisoner. The Highlanders, inflamed by the Lowlander's broken word, are about to kill the lieutenant when news comes of the approach of another foe and, hailing the Kempers as saviors, the two former enemies unite to defeat this new foe.

Cast

Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Lieutenant Kemper
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Dorothy Abril
Nathalia
Gertrude Short
Gertrude Short
Sophia (her sister)
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Clarence Geldert
Brigadier
Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver
Vanvoyd
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Marcia Manon
Eunice
Noah Beery
Noah Beery
Boyadi
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George Spaulding
Ragnor
Lillian Leighton
Lillian Leighton
Marienka
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
Paul
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Henry Kotani
Cinematographer