A Confederate propaganda film so lost, even the Confederacy forgot it existed.
Loyal slave of the aristocratic Dabney family, Dan is overjoyed when Raoul becomes engaged to Northerner Elsie Hammond and his sister Grace becomes engaged to Elsie's brother John. When the Civil War breaks out, the heartbroken Hammonds return North and John joins the Union army. Raoul joins the Confederacy, but his vindictive overseer, Jonas Watts, becomes a Union officer. Watts takes Grace prisoner, but before he can act on his desires, John rescues her.
Production
Lost 1914 Confederate propaganda—literally unwatchable, which helps.
Acting
Lew Dockstader, famous minstrel performer, as 'loyal slave' Dan.
Director
Jack Pratt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jack Pratt also played Stonewall Jackson—nothing says 'authoritarian vision' like casting yourself as a Confederate general.
This is one of countless 'Lost Cause' silents; most were destroyed or lost, which historians call 'the only good thing about nitrate film stock.'
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