The Last Rebel (1918 film)

The Last Rebel
Still showing Belle Bennett and Lucretia Harris
Directed by	Gilbert P. Hamilton
Written by	George Elwood Jenks (scenario)
Based on	a story by Hapsburg Liebe
Starring	Belle Bennett Lillian Langdon
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Distributed by	Triangle Distributing
Release date	June 9, 1918 (1918-06-09)
Running time	5 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

The Last Rebel is a film from 1918. It stars Belle Bennett, Joe King and Walt Whitman.[1] The film was directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton from a screenplay by George Elwood Jenks. It is a Triangle Film Corporation production. The plot is set during the American Civil War era and features lovers divided by the war.[2] It is a five-reel picture and is considered lost.[3] It was released June 8, 1918. The film stars Belle Bennett and Walt Whitman. Lillian Langdon, Joe Bennett, and Lucretia Harris were also part of the cast.[4]

Cast

• Belle Bennett as Cora Batesford/Floribel Batesford
• Walt Whitman as Colonel Batesford
• Lillian Langdon - Mrs. Batesford
• Joseph Bennett as Jack Batesford
• Joe King as Harry Apperson/Lucky Jim Apperson
• Jack Curtis as Pensinger Gale
• Lucretia Harris as Mammy Lulu
• Anna Dodge as Landlady

See also

• List of films and television shows about the American Civil War

References

1. "Motography". June 22, 1918 – via Google Books.
2. Langman, Larry (June 22, 1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313306570 – via Google Books.
3. Bennett, Belle (June 22, 1918). "The Last Rebel" – via memory.loc.gov.
4. Langman, Larry; Borg, Ed (June 22, 1989). Encyclopedia of American War Films. Garland Publ. ISBN 9780824075408 – via Google Books.

External links

• The Last Rebel at IMDb.com