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The Captive God
(1916) American
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Charles Swickard

Cast: William S. Hart [Chiapa], Enid Markey [Lolomi], P.D. Tabler [Mexitli], Dorothy Dalton [Tecolote], Robert McKim [Montezuma], Dorcas Matthews [Maya], Herbert Farjeon [Cacama], Robert Kortman [Tuyos]

New York Motion Picture Corporation production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation [Kay-Bee]. / Scenario by Monte Katterjohn. Set design and scenic effects by M. Doner. Cinematography by Clyde DeVinna. / Released 23 July 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: The Castilian. Production approximate cost (per press release) $50,000.

Drama: Historical: Adventure.

Synopsis: Synopses available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0605, and in Koszarski-Hart p. 48.

Survival Status: Print exists in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive.

Listing updated: 14 August 2008.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0605; Card-Seductive p. 54; Koszarski-Hart pp. xix, 48-50; Lahue-Triangle pp. 142, 212.

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