The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexander HallDirector
- Virginia Van UppScreenplay
- J.P. McEvoyScreenplay
Cast
- Francis LedererMax Christmann
- Joan BennettPrudence Kirkland
- Charles RugglesAaron Kirkland
- Mary BolandComfort Kirkland
- Barbara BarondessMeg Mallory
- Minor WatsonColonel Sherwood
- Irving BaconBijah
- Walter KingsfordRev. Lyman Banks
- Adrian MorrisThad Jennings
- Duke YorkJonathan
- Burr CaruthRev. Myles
- Jules CowlesThe Drunk
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalromancehistorical eventamerican revolutionrevolutionary war