Daphne and the Pirate (1916)
50 min
Philip de Mornay, a courtier in the French royal court of the 18th century, falls in love with Daphne La Tour, the daughter of a nobleman. Knowing that her family would never approve of their marriage, he takes her and hides her in a brothel, but is soon captured by pirates. Soldiers looking for women to bring with them to a settlement across the ocean in Louisiana raid the brothel and take the girls, including Daphne. Later on the trip to the new world their ship is attacked by pirates--and she discovers that her lover Philip is on board the pirate ship.
- Release date
- March 5, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Daphne La Tour
- Elliott Dexter as Philip de Mornay
- Walter Long as Jamie d'Arcy
- Howard Gaye as Prince Henri
- Lucille Young as Fanchette
- Richard Cummings as Francois La Tour
- Jack Cosgrave as Duc de Mornay
- Joseph Singleton
- George C. Pearce
- W.E. Lawrence
Crew
- Christy Cabanne · Director
- D.W. Griffith · Writer
- William Fildew · Cinematographer