His Captive Woman
His Captive Woman is a 1929 part-talking drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures which was already a subsidiary of the Warner Brothers studios. The Vitaphone sound system was also a subsidiary of Warners. Both Mackaill and Sills as well as director Fitzmaurice had worked together on the previous year's The Barker.[1]
| His Captive Woman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Produced by | First National Pictures Richard A. Rowland |
| Written by | Carey Wilson (scenario) Paul Perez (dialogue, titles) |
| Based on | Changeling, a short story by Donn Byrne from Changeling and Other Stories c.1923 |
| Starring | Milton Sills Dorothy Mackaill |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date | April 2, 1929 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Milton Sills - Officer Thomas McCarthy
- Dorothy Mackaill - Anna Janssen
- Gladden James - Alastair De Vries
- Jed Prouty - Fatty Fargo
- Sidney Bracey - Means
- Gertrude Howard - Lavoris Smythe
- Marion Byron - Baby Meyers
- George Fawcett - Howard Donegan
- William Holden - The Court Judge
- Frank Reicher - The District Attorney
- August Tollaire - The Governor of the Island
- Doris Dawson -
Preservation
- Prints exist in the Library of Congress and reportedly in the Gosfilmofond Archive.[2][3][4]
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References
- His Captive Woman at silentera.com *this film is a part-talkie
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection in The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.80 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:His Captive Woman
- His Captive Woman at silentera.com
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