The Despoiler

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.

• Release date
• December 15, 1915
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Reginald Barker

Cast

Frank Keenan The Emir Enid Markey Sylvia Damien Charles K. French Col. Damien

R

Roy Laidlaw The Mayor Fanny Midgley The Abbess Aggie Herring The Nun (as Agnes Herring)