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The Despoiler

The Despoiler

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1915

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Drama, War

Original Title

The Despoiler

Production Companies

Kay-Bee Pictures, New York Motion Picture

Director

Reginald Barker

Description

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.