The Corsair
Brief Synopsis
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The corsair falls in love with the beautiful Medora, a captive maiden who has been brought to his tent, thus angering the jealous lieutenant who betrays the corsair to his enemy, the sultan. The sultan also desires Medora and takes her to his harem. Discovering this, the corsair enters the harem, ...
Cast & Crew
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Frank Powell
Director
Crane Wilbur
The corsair
Anna Rose
Medora, slave girl
Edward José
The lieutenant
M. O. Penn
The Sultan
George W. Page
The corsair's father
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Pathé Frères
Distribution Company
Eclectic Film Co.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem The Corsair by George Gordon, Lord Byron (London, 1814).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4 reels
Synopsis
The corsair falls in love with the beautiful Medora, a captive maiden who has been brought to his tent, thus angering the jealous lieutenant who betrays the corsair to his enemy, the sultan. The sultan also desires Medora and takes her to his harem. Discovering this, the corsair enters the harem, where he is unmasked and imprisoned, but is able to escape with Medora's help. Finally, the sultan is slain in the harem bath and the lieutenant drowns when the cave is flooded.
Director
Frank Powell
Director
Cast
Crane Wilbur
The corsair
Anna Rose
Medora, slave girl
Edward José
The lieutenant
M. O. Penn
The Sultan
George W. Page
The corsair's father
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Pathé Frères
Distribution Company
Eclectic Film Co.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem The Corsair by George Gordon, Lord Byron (London, 1814).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4 reels
