The Despoiler
(1915)
Year: 1915
Runtime: 60 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Reginald Barker
Cast: Frank Keenan, Энид Марки, Charles K. French, Roy Laidlaw, Fanny Midgley, Aggie Herring
Plot
Movie mogul Thomas H. Ince may well have been the director of The Despoiler as indicated by the credits; but since Ince was known far and wide as a glory-hogger, it's also possible that one of his talented lieutenants wielded the megaphone. A Civil War drama, The Despoiler refuses to take sides, demonstrating that there are heroes and villains in both camps. Capturing a small town, Colonel Charles K. French orders his men to reclaim the funds raised for the enemy by the townsfolk. French's drunken, lacivious second-in-command Frank Keenan intends to extort money from the citizens by threatening the virtue of the town's female population.