Captain Swift
Cast & Crew
Tom Terriss
Earle Williams
Florence Dixon
Edward Martindale
Adelaide Prince
Downing Clarke
Film Details
Synopsis
When notorious bank robber Captain Swift is pursued by a posse, he switches clothing and identities with a dying prospector and escapes from Australia to England. Under an assumed name he gains admittance to London society and falls in love with Stella Darbisher, a ward of Lord and Lady Seabrook. One day the banker whom Swift robbed in Australia appears and recognizes him, but, realizing that Swift has changed, the banker dismisses the charges against him. Swift then discovers that he is the son of Lady Seabrook, and cleared of all charges, he marries Stella.
Director
Tom Terriss
Cast
Earle Williams
Florence Dixon
Edward Martindale
Adelaide Prince
Downing Clarke
Barry Baxter
Alice Calhoun
James O'neill
Herbert Pattee
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
The play opened in New York on November 28, 1898. Sir Herbert Tree starred in the London production, while Maurice Barrymore, the father of Ethel, John and Lionel played the title role in the first American production. The prologue scenes depicting the Australian bush were shot near San Diego, CA. The rest of the film was shot at Vitagraph's Brooklyn studios.
