The Swamp Fox

Release Date: 1914-04-30

Overview: Long before he was the subject of a Walt Disney TV miniseries, Revolutionary-era guerilla leader Francis Marion, aka the Swamp Fox, was the "star" of this three-reel Kalem costume drama. The first part of the film ends as Marion and his followers capture English general Gates right from under the noses of the "Redcoats." The closing scenes find Marion and company emerging victorious from a battle between the British and the Colonials at the DeMotte farm.

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Cast

Guy Coombs

as Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox

Marguerite Courtot

as Mary Videau

Henry Hallam

as Jacques Videau - Mary's Father

Helen Lindroth

as Mrs. Sharp - Francis's Sister

James B. Ross

as General Gates