Captain Salvation (film)

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Captain Salvation
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Directed by John S. Robertson
Written by Jack Cunningham; intertitles written by John Colton
Based onCaptain Salvation
1925 novel
by Frederick William Wallace
Produced by Cosmopolitan Productions
Starring Lars Hanson
Pauline Starke
Marceline Day
Cinematography William Daniels
Edited by William Hamilton
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • May 14, 1927 (1927-05-14)
Running time
87 minutes 8 reels (7,395ft)
CountryUnited States
Language Silent film

Captain Salvation is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and released by MGM. It stars Lars Hanson, Pauline Starke and Marceline Day. On January 18, 2010 the film had its first home video release on the Warner Archives series. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A young seminarian comes to the aid of a prostitute despite the people of the town calling for her to be run out of town. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. Captain Salvation on silentera.com database
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Captain Salvation
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Captain Salvation
  4. "Captain Salvation". Film Affinity. Retrieved April 7, 2023.