Movie

Held by the Enemy (1920)

• NR
• October 24, 1920
• 1h 0m

• Drama

Overview

During the Civil War, Rachel Hayne, a young widow, is among those "held by the enemy" when her old family home is within the lines occupied by the Northern troops. Protected by Colonel Prescott from looters and the unwelcome attentions of Surgeon Fielding, Rachel begins to fall in love with the gallant Yankee officer. Their romance is disrupted when Rachel's husband Gordon, long reported dead, is captured as a spy and condemned to death.

Director

Donald Crisp

Writers

Beulah Marie Dix, William Gillette

Starring

Agnes Ayres, Wanda Hawley, Josephine Crowell