The Captive God
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A Spanish boy is shipwrecked and cast ashore in Mexico in the sixteenth century. He is raised as a god by the Tehuan tribe, who have never before seen a white man, and is named Chiapa. Then at manhood he rules the Tehuans. Chiapa loves the priestess Tecolote but she is kidnapped by the Aztec warrior Mexitli, so he follows in the hopes of rescuing her.
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William S. Hart
Chiapa
Also in
Hell's Hinges
Tumbleweeds
Enid Markey
Lolomi
Known for
The Naked City
Monte M. Katterjohn
Joseph H. August
Thomas H. Ince
Also in
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Charles Swickard
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The Bargain
The Toast of Death
Dorothy Dalton
Tecolote
Also in
Fool's Paradise
Moran of the Lady Letty
Clyde De Vinna
P. Dempsey Tabler
Mexitl
Also in
The Son of Tarzan
A Gamble in Souls
P Dempsey Tabler
Mexitli
Robert McKim
Montezuma
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Dorcas Matthews
Maya
Charles Swickard Director · Monte M. Katterjohn Screenplay Joseph H. August Cinematographer
United States release July 23, 1916 · Produced in United States · Production Kay-Bee Pictures
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New York Motion Picture
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Kay-Bee Pictures
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · July 23, 1916
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Finland
September 20, 1920
France
May 13, 1921
Portugal
October 11, 1926
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