The Highlanders and Lowlanders are sworn enemies until Lieutenant Kemper, the son of Brigadier Kemper, the leader of the militaristic Lowlanders, is held hostage by the Highlanders until his father's army has retreated to its own boundaries. Much to his surprise, the lieutenant is treated with kindness and consideration by his captors, especially by Boyadi and his beautiful daughter Nathalia, whom he learns to love. Thus, instead of obeying his father's command to escape at an appointed time when the Lowlanders plan to violate their pledge and storm the fortress, he keeps his promise to his captors and remains a prisoner.
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Wallace Reid
Lieutenant Kemper
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Dorothy Abril
Nathalia
Also in
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Gertrude Short
Sophia (her sister)
Also in
The Show
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Clarence Geldart
Brigadier
Known for
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Guy Oliver
Vanvoyd
Known for
The Docks of New York
Marcia Manon
Eunice
Also in
Stella Maris
The Test of Honor
Noah Beery
Boyadi
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
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George Spaulding
Ragnor
Also in
The Accused
The Chinese Ring
Lillian Leighton
Marienka
Known for
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lucien Littlefield
Paul
Known for
Sons of the Desert
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Ramon Novarro
Known for
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Mata Hari
Robert Thornby Director · Beulah Marie Dix Screenplay Henry Kotani Cinematographer
United States release September 10, 1917 · Produced in United States
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Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
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United States
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Original language
English
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No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 10, 1917
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