Love's Prisoner (1919)

A young lady, who "hates the law" rises from the tenements to society. Financial reverses lead her to commit a series of burglaries as "The Bird". She becomes involved with the detective ... See full summary »

Director:

John Francis Dillon

Writers:

E. Magnus Ingleton (screenplay), E. Magnus Ingleton (story)

Stars:

Olive Thomas, Joe King, William V. Mong

Cast

Credited cast:
Olive Thomas	...	Nancy, later Lady Cleveland
Joe King	...	Jim Garside
William V. Mong	...	Jonathan Twist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harvey Clark	...	Lord Cleveland
Dolly Dare	...	Jane, Nancy's sister
Louis Durham	...	Shorty Dorgan
Ann Forrest	...	Sadie, Nancy's sister (as Ann Kroman)
Walter Perry	...	Nancy's father

Storyline

A young lady, who "hates the law" rises from the tenements to society. Financial reverses lead her to commit a series of burglaries as "The Bird". She becomes involved with the detective investigating the burglaries. After she confesses and pays for her crimes, they marry.

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Taglines:

Whenever one of the City's best known Sisters of Mercy looked into a mirror, she saw the cleverest pick pocket in New York. Another of those warm ones, that people with red blood like. (Print Ad- Mansfield Shield,((Mansfield, Ohio)) 29 June 1919)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1919 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prisonnière de l'Amour

Company Credits

Production Co:

Triangle Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A lost classic, finally recovered...

For those of you who are Olive Thomas fans, rejoice that Grapevine Video has released one of her very very few existing films for the general public. A delight from beginning to end. Olive is radiant.