The Hostage (1917 film)

The Hostage
The Hostage
Directed by	Robert Thornby
Screenplay by	Beulah Marie Dix
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Wallace Reid; Dorothy Abril; Gertrude Short; Clarence Geldart; Guy Oliver; Marcia Manon
Cinematography	Henry Kotani
Production; company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 10, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Hostage is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Wallace Reid, Dorothy Abril, Gertrude Short, Clarence Geldart, Guy Oliver, and Marcia Manon. The film was released on September 10, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Cast

Wallace Reid as Lieutenant Kemper
Dorothy Abril as Nathalia
Gertrude Short as Sophia
Clarence Geldart as Brigadier
Guy Oliver as Vanvoyd
Marcia Manon as Eunice
Noah Beery, Sr. as Boyadi
George Spaulding as Ragnor
Lillian Leighton as Marienka
Lucien Littlefield as Paul

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Hostage was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut the first two torture scenes and the flashing of four additional torture scenes.^[3]

References

^ "The Hostage". AFI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^ "The Hostage (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (12): 29. September 15, 1917.

External links

The Hostage at IMDb

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[1] "The Hostage". AFI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

[2] "The Hostage (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

[3] "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (12): 29. September 15, 1917.

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