| Love's Prisoner | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Francis Dillion |
| Written by | E. Magnus Ingleton |
| Starring | Olive Thomas Ann Kroman Dolly Dare |
| Cinematography | Stephen S. Norton |
| Distributed by | Triangle Distributing Corporation |
| Release date(s) | June 8, 1919 |
| Running time | 47 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Love's Prisoner is a 1919 silent crime drama film starring Olive Thomas. Written by E. Magnus Ingleton, the film was directed by John Francis Dillion.[1]
Contents |
A poor girl named Nancy (Olive Thomas) leaves to take care of her two younger sisters, Sadie (Ann Kroman) and Jane (Dolly Dare), while their father (Walter Perry), who is a former criminal, is sent to prison for a crime which he has not committed and dies there. At that time Jonathan Twist, a quaint philosopher and their somewhat mysterious neighbor, offers their help and Nancy finds with of the help of him a job as a seller of Cocoa Climax. Nancy marries with a British business man and peer Lord Cleveland, and she becomes Lady Cleveland. However, Lord Clevelend dies very soon, and Nancy hasn't enough income to keep up the estates of Lord Cleveland in England.