The Despoiler

Directed by Reginald Barker
1915    60mWar, Drama
In war-torn Europe, Colonel Damien seizes an enemy town, then to persuade the defeated soldiers to give up their ill-gotten money, the Emir of Balkania, commander of the supporting native troops, threatens to unleash his men on the women who are staying in the town abbey. After giving the captured men a payment deadline, Damien collapses in a chair and falls asleep. As he sleeps, the emir goes to the abbey where Sylvia, the colonel's daughter, is staying in secret. He offers to free the other women in exchange for her sexual favors, but after complying with his demands, she shoots and kills him. When Damien discovers the emir's corpse, he orders the assassin shot, and covered in a veil, Sylvia is promptly executed. After her body is identified, the colonel is overcome with grief. Finally, he wakes up in his armchair and, realizing the tragedy was only a dream, orders his troops to leave the town in peace.

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Cast of The Despoiler

  • Frank KeenanThe Emir
  • Enid MarkeySylvia Damien
  • Charles K. FrenchCol. Damien
  • Roy LaidlawThe Mayor
  • Fanny MidgleyThe Abbess
  • Aggie HerringThe Nun (as Agnes Herring)

 

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