His Captive Woman
7.4
Cabaret dancer Anna Janssen kills her sugardaddy and escapes to a South Seas island on the yacht of a wealthy admirer. Stolid, conscientious Tom McCarthy, a New York detective, is sent after Anna and arrests her, chartering a steamer to bring her back to the United States. The steamer sinks, and Anna and Tom are stranded on a small island. They fall in love, and Tom's influence brings about a benign change in Anna's character. They are rescued, however, and Anna is placed on trial for her life. Tom takes the stand in her defense and informs the judge of Anna's conversion in the solitude of the island. The judge instructs Tom to marry Anna and then sentences them to life--on the island where they found happiness together.
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Cast
19 people
Milton Sills
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The Sea Hawk
Dorothy Mackaill
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Safe in Hell
Kept Husbands
George Fitzmaurice
Lee Garmes
Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Gladden James
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The Social Secretary
Weary River
Stuart Heisler
Paul Perez
Jed Prouty
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Guilty Bystander
Pot o' Gold
Carey Wilson
Max Rée
Sidney Bracey
Known for
The Cameraman
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George Fitzmaurice Director · Paul Perez Writer Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne Writer
United States release February 3, 1929 · Produced in United States
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First National Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · February 3, 1929
Theatrical
Denmark
March 17, 1929
Finland
March 17, 1930
Ireland
October 4, 1929
Japan
April 1, 1929
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