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| Captain Swift | |
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| Directed by | Tom Terriss Chester Bennett |
| Written by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Based on | Captain Swift by C. Haddon Chambers |
| Starring | Earle Williams Florence Dixon Edward Martindel |
| Cinematography | Charles J. Davis Jack MacKenzie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Captain Swift is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Florence Dixon and Edward Martindel. It is based on the 1888 play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers.[1]
Plot
[edit]A notorious Australian outlaw manages to escape with the law close on his heels and heads to England where he lives under an assumed name, and becomes a fixture in London's high society.
Cast
[edit]- Earle Williams as Captain Swift
- Florence Dixon as Stella Darbisher
- Edward Martindel as Gardiner
- Adelaide Prince as Lady Seabrook
- Downing Clarke as Sir Hugh Seabrook
- Barry Baxter as Harry Seabrook
- Alice Calhoun as Mabel Seabrook
- James O'Neill as Marshall
- H.H. Pattee as Ryan
References
[edit]- ↑ Goble p.704
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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Categories:
- 1920 films
- 1920 drama films
- 1920 English-language films
- American silent feature films
- American silent drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Chester Bennett
- Films directed by Tom Terriss
- Vitagraph Studios films
- Films set in Australia
- Films set in London
- 1920 American films
- English-language drama films
- 1920s American silent drama film stubs