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  • The Hostage (1917)
  • 50 min | Drama, Romance, War
The Hostage (1917)
50 min | Drama, Romance, War

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 ...See moreThe 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. The Highlanders, inflamed by the Lowlander's broken word, are about to kill the lieutenant when news comes of the approach of another foe and, hailing the Kempers as saviors, the two former enemies unite to defeat this new foe. See less
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Beulah Marie Dix (screenplay) (story "We and They")
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Updated Sep 10, 1917

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Sep 10, 1917 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Wallace Reid
Lieutenant Kemper Lieutenant Kemper   See fewer
Dorothy Abril
Nathalia Nathalia   See fewer
Gertrude Short
Sophia (her sister) Sophia (her sister)   See fewer
Clarence Geldert
Brigadier (as C.H. Geldert) Brigadier (as C.H. Geldert)   See fewer
Guy Oliver
Vanvoyd Vanvoyd   See fewer
Marcia Manon
Eunice (as Camille Ankewich) Eunice (as Camille Ankewich)   See fewer
Noah Beery
Boyadi Boyadi   See fewer
George Spaulding
Ragnor (as Georgie D. Spaulding) Ragnor (as Georgie D. Spaulding)   See fewer
Lillian Leighton
Marienka Marienka   See fewer
Ramon Novarro
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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