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Kidnapped

1917 · 64 min · US

Directed by Alan Crosland

Alan Crosland, Edison Studios, 1917. It was based on the 1886 novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film only included selected parts of the story, and reinforced the then-developing romanticisation of the Scottish Highlands. Silent, about 64 minutes. Commmons holds a complete File: print.

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1917 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

Public domain presentation

Public Domain Source

Wikimedia Commons · FM-50; wikimedia File:Kidnapped (1917).webm; 1h 02m 09s (3729 s)

Video: Alan Crosland · Credit: YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4K7qke4oM – View/save archived versions on archive.org · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

Alan Crosland · DirectorRobert Louis Stevenson · NovelRaymond McKee · David Balfour

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Cast

Principal players
R

Robert Louis Stevenson

Novel

R

Raymond McKee

David Balfour

J

Joseph Burke

Ebenezer Balfour

Robert Cain

Robert Cain

Alan Breck

Ray Hallor

Ray Hallor

Ransome

W

William Wadsworth

Angus Ban Keillor

Walter Craven

Walter Craven

Riach

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