America (1924)
A Thrilling Story of Love and Romance
141 min
Lexington, Massachusetts, mid-1770s. Renegade British officer Captain Walter Butler struggles to enlist the aid of Indians against the tide of colonists rebelling for independence. Meanwhile, impoverished farmer Nathan Holden, in love with aristocrat Nancy Montague, reluctantly joins the Patriots – only to find himself at odds with Nancy's stern father and her arrogant brother.
- Release date
- February 21, 1924
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Neil Hamilton as Nathan Holden
- Carol Dempster as Miss Nancy Montague
- Lionel Barrymore as Captain Walter Butler
- Erville Alderson as Justice Montague
- Louis Wolheim as Captain Hare
- Charles Emmett Mack as Justice Charles Montague
- Arthur Dewey as General George Washington
- Harry O'Neill as Paul Revere
- Lucille La Verne as A Refugee Mother
- Hugh Baird as Major Pitcairn
Crew
- D.W. Griffith · Director
- Robert W. Chambers · Writer
- D.W. Griffith · Producer
- Joseph Carl Breil · Composer
- Adolph Fink · Composer
- G.W. Bitzer · Cinematographer
- Marcel Le Picard · Cinematographer
- Hendrik Sartov · Cinematographer
- Harold S. Sintzenich · Cinematographer
- James Smith · Editor
- Rose Smith · Editor