The Captive God (1916)
50 min
A Spanish boy is shipwrecked and cast ashore in Mexico in the sixteenth century. He is raised as a god by the Tehuan tribe, who have never before seen a white man, and is named Chiapa. Then at manhood he rules the Tehuans. Chiapa loves the priestess Tecolote but she is kidnapped by the Aztec warrior Mexitli, so he follows in the hopes of rescuing her.
- Release date
- July 23, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William S. Hart as Chiapa
- Enid Markey as Lolomi
- P. Dempsey Tabler as Mexitli
- Dorothy Dalton as Tecolote
- Robert McKim as Montezuma
- Dorcas Matthews as Maya
- Herbert Farjeon as Cacama
- Bob Kortman as Tuyos
- William Desmond
Crew
- Charles Swickard · Director
- Monte M. Katterjohn · Writer
- Thomas H. Ince · Producer
- Joseph H. August · Cinematographer
- Clyde De Vinna · Cinematographer