The Despoiler (1915)
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Movie mogul Thomas H. Ince may well have been the director of The Despoiler as indicated by the credits; but since Ince was known far and wide as a glory-hogger, it's also possible that one of his talented lieutenants wielded the megaphone. A Civil War drama, The Despoiler refuses to take sides, demonstrating that there are heroes and villains in both camps. Capturing a small town, Colonel Charles K. French orders his men to reclaim the funds raised for the enemy by the townsfolk. French's drunken, lacivious second-in-command Frank Keenan intends to extort money from the citizens by threatening the virtue of the town's female population.
- Release date
- December 15, 1915
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Frank Keenan as The Emir
- Enid Markey as Sylvia Damien
- Charles K. French as Col. Damien
- Roy Laidlaw as The Mayor
- Fanny Midgley as The Abbess
- Aggie Herring as The Nun
- J. Frank Burke
Crew
- Reginald Barker · Director
- J.G. Hawks · Writer
- Thomas H. Ince · Writer
- Thomas H. Ince · Producer
- Louis F. Gottschalk · Composer
- Joseph H. August · Cinematographer