The Cry of the Captive
- 1914
- 23m
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A cardsharper uses a man's cowardice to force his sister to act as his decoy.A cardsharper uses a man's cowardice to force his sister to act as his decoy.A cardsharper uses a man's cowardice to force his sister to act as his decoy.
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The story misses some good chances
A melodramatic love story in two parts, set in English backgrounds. Many of its scenes are in a forest and the photographs (good all the way through) often give that half-misty suggestion of deep leafy isles that is very pleasing. The story is very fair and will hold attention although few, if any, will be convinced that what it shows really happened or is likely to happen. The heroine changes, between the closing of the first and opening of the second reel, from a simple forest girl in which guise the rich hero meets and falls in love with her, to a stylish city girl. Her evil uncle, now her guardian, is making her help him cheat in his gaming house. He is also chief of a gang of thieves and one turns against him. In an exciting scene the hero rescues the girl just as the disgruntled thief accomplishes the uncle's ruin. The story misses some good chances to be consistent and effective at the same time, but makes a fair offering just as it is. - The Moving Picture World, July 4, 1914
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- deickemeyer
- Oct 15, 2018
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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