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In the Sultan's Power (1909)

In the Sultan's Power poster
Directed by
Francis Boggs
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
12 min
Rated
NR
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is in danger because of a sultan's power. The film shows a rescue attempt in a foreign setting.

old-fashioneddramaticstraightforwardearly cinemasilent-erastagedshortaction-oriented

What happens

In the Sultan's Power is a 1909 American silent adventure-drama short film directed by Francis Boggs and produced by William N. Selig for the Selig Polyscope Company. The film starred Hobart Bosworth, Betty Harte, and Tom Santschi, and was released on June 17, 1909. It was one of the first narrative films shot entirely in the Los Angeles area. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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