The Planter (1917)
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To prevent David's widowed mother, Elizabeth, from being influenced by her son against their fake tropical rubber plantation investment, the promoters trick David into managing the plantation in Mexico. Seeking to prove his worth after a failed marriage proposal, David travels to the tropics. There, he encounters the brutal reality of the rubber slavery system. He meets Ludwig Hertzer (the villainous "Planter," played by Tyrone Power Sr.), a feared and hated man who runs a slave-labor-based operation. David also encounters Senora Morales and her daughter, Consuela, who are involved in the slave trade. David discovers his family's investment is actually a "rubbish heap." He attempts to warn his mother via cable, but the message is intercepted by Hertzer for his own gain.
- Release date
- November 12, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tyrone Power Sr. as Ludwig Hertzer
- Lamar Johnstone as David Mann
- Mrs. Tyrone Power as Consuela
- Lucille King as Andrea
- Mabel Wiles as Patricia
- Pearl Elmore as Señora Morales
- Lalo Encinas as Magdaleno
- George Benjamin O'Dell as Yaqui Chief
- Alice Winchester as Yaqui Chief's Sister
- James Donald as Yaqui Father
Crew
- Thomas N. Heffron · Director
- John Ince · Director
- Harry C. Drum · Writer
- Herman Whitaker · Writer
- Harry C. Drum · Producer
- H.M. Hawkins · Cinematographer
- George W. Lawrence · Cinematographer