The Despoiler

Release Date: 1915-12-15

Overview: 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.

Rating: 0 / 10

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