The Hostage (1917) — drama, romance, war film. Directed by Robert Thornby. Starring Wallace Reid, Dorothy Abril, Gertrude Short, Clarence Geldart. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
Interactive Features for The Hostage
The Hostage offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 4 characters interconnect through 6 relationship links.
A captured lieutenant chooses love and honor over military obedience when his father's army threatens to break its pledge.
Drama, Romance, War · 50 min · 1917
The Highlanders and Lowlanders are sworn enemies until Lieutenant Kemper, the son of Brigadier Kemper, the leader of the militaristic Lowlanders, is held hostage by the Highlanders until his father's army has retreated to its own boundaries. Much to his surprise, the lieutenant is treated with kindness and consideration by his captors, especially by Boyadi and his beautiful daughter Nathalia, whom he learns to love. Thus, instead of obeying his father's command to escape at an appointed time when the Lowlanders plan to violate their pledge and storm the fortress, he keeps his promise to his captors and remains a prisoner.
