The Captive (1915)
Drama | 22 April 1915
Cast:
Blanche Sweet, House Peters, Gerald Ward [ More ]Director:
Cecil B. DeMilleWriters:
Cecil B. DeMille, Jeanie MacphersonProduction Designer:
Wilfred BucklandProduction Company:
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.The 20 Feb 1915 Moving Picture World announced the project as the next starring vehicle for actress Blanche Sweet. The scenario, inspired by the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, was co-written by director Cecil B. DeMille and writer Jeanie Macpherson. As stated in the 6 Mar 1915 Moving Picture World, the film was Sweet’s second for the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
The Captive opened 22 Apr 1915. Reviews in the 30 Apr 1915 Var and 1 May 1915 Motion Picture News highlighted the “pretty exteriors and interiors,” as well as the performances of the lead actors.
A short subject from Universal Film Mfg. Co., also titled The Captive, was listed in the 10 Apr 1915 Motion Picture News. The 10 Jul 1915 issue announced plans for another film by the same name as an upcoming Kalem Co. production.
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The 20 Feb 1915 Moving Picture World announced the project as the next starring vehicle for actress Blanche Sweet. The scenario, inspired by the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, was co-written by director Cecil B. DeMille and writer Jeanie Macpherson. As stated in the 6 Mar 1915 Moving Picture World, the film was Sweet’s second for the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
The Captive opened 22 Apr 1915. Reviews in the 30 Apr 1915 Var and 1 May 1915 Motion Picture News highlighted the “pretty exteriors and interiors,” as well as the performances of the lead actors.
A short subject from Universal Film Mfg. Co., also titled The Captive, was listed in the 10 Apr 1915 Motion Picture News. The 10 Jul 1915 issue announced plans for another film by the same name as an upcoming Kalem Co. production.
During the Balkan Wars, Montenegran farmer Marko Martinovich is killed in the Battle of Lule Burgess. Captured Turkish nobleman Mahmud Hassan is assigned to the Martinovich farm to work for Marko’s sister, Sonya, and crippled brother, Milos. Although Sonya humiliates Mahmud at gunpoint by making him bake, wash clothes, draw water, and plow the fields, they gradually fall in love. When the Turks retake the town, a drunken officer tries to force himself on Sonya, but Mahmud comes to her rescue. Later, Mahmud returns home and finds that he has been stripped of his title and banished for thwarting the drunken officer. Meanwhile, a band of scavengers burns the Martinovich home, forcing Sonya and Milos to leave their farm. They meet Mahmud on the road and plan a new life ...
During the Balkan Wars, Montenegran farmer Marko Martinovich is killed in the Battle of Lule Burgess. Captured Turkish nobleman Mahmud Hassan is assigned to the Martinovich farm to work for Marko’s sister, Sonya, and crippled brother, Milos. Although Sonya humiliates Mahmud at gunpoint by making him bake, wash clothes, draw water, and plow the fields, they gradually fall in love. When the Turks retake the town, a drunken officer tries to force himself on Sonya, but Mahmud comes to her rescue. Later, Mahmud returns home and finds that he has been stripped of his title and banished for thwarting the drunken officer. Meanwhile, a band of scavengers burns the Martinovich home, forcing Sonya and Milos to leave their farm. They meet Mahmud on the road and plan a new life together.
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