The Last Rebel (1918 film)

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The Last Rebel
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Still showing Belle Bennett and Lucretia Harris
Directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton
Written byGeorge Elwood Jenks (scenario)
Based ona story by Hapsburg Liebe
Starring Belle Bennett
Lillian Langdon
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Distributed byTriangle Distributing
Release date
  • June 9, 1918 (1918-06-09)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Last Rebel is a film from 1918. It stars Belle Bennett, Joe King and Walt Whitman. [1] The film was directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton from a screenplay by George Elwood Jenks. It is a Triangle Film Corporation production. The plot is set during the American Civil War era and features lovers divided by the war. [2] It is a five-reel picture and is considered lost. [3] It was released June 8, 1918. The film stars Belle Bennett and Walt Whitman. Lillian Langdon, Joe Bennett, and Lucretia Harris were also part of the cast. [4]

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References

  1. "Motography". June 22, 1918 via Google Books.
  2. Langman, Larry (June 22, 1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313306570 via Google Books.
  3. Bennett, Belle (June 22, 1918). "The Last Rebel" via memory.loc.gov.
  4. Langman, Larry; Borg, Ed (June 22, 1989). Encyclopedia of American War Films. Garland Publ. ISBN   9780824075408 via Google Books.