The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)
Unable to pay for her passage upon setting sail to the tropics to meet her mail-order husband, Dorothy Ryan assumes the identity of a wealthy passenger who is presumed dead. Enjoying the preferential treatment she receives; Dorothy continues the masquerade when she arrives at her destination. She forgets all about her husband-to-be and falls for local aristocrat John Rice (Larry Kent). The party ends when the woman whom Dorothy is pretending to be suddenly shows up, very much alive and incredibly angry. Disgraced in the eyes of John's family, Dorothy wanders into the jungle only to be captured by natives and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Will true love John be able to rescue her in time?
- Date of release
- 1929-02-20
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Director
- Elmer Clifton
Casting
- Dorothy Sebastian — Dorothy Ryan
- Larry Kent — John Rice
- Edward Martindel — Col. Rice
- Ruth Clifford — Jane Morris
- George Cooper — Cooper
- Cosmo Kyrle Bellew — The Roué
Interesting facts
The Devil's Apple Tree is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Larry Kent and Edward Martindel. It is now considered to be a lost film.
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