The Planter (1917)
To prevent David's widowed mother, Elizabeth, from being influenced by her son against their fake tropical rubber plantation investment, the promoters trick David into managing the plantation in Mexico. Seeking to prove his worth after a failed marriage proposal, David travels to the tropics. There, he encounters the brutal reality of the rubber slavery system. He meets Ludwig Hertzer (the villainous "Planter," played by Tyrone Power Sr.), a feared and hated man who runs a slave-labor-based operation. David also encounters Senora Morales and her daughter, Consuela, who are involved in the slave trade. David discovers his family's investment is actually a "rubbish heap." He attempts to warn his mother via cable, but the message is intercepted by Hertzer for his own gain.
Directors: Thomas N. Heffron, John Ince.
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Tyrone Power Sr. as Ludwig Hertzer |
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Harry Davenport as Short |
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Lamar Johnstone as David Mann |
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Pat Hartigan as Andy Meagher |
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Lottie Kruse as Kate Sommers |
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Carmen Phillips as |
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Mrs. Tyrone Power as Consuela |
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Lucille King as Andrea |
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Mabel Wiles as Patricia |
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Pearl Elmore as Señora Morales |
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Lalo Encinas as Magdaleno |
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George Benjamin O'Dell as Yaqui Chief |
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Alice Winchester as Yaqui Chief's Sister |
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James Donald as Yaqui Father |
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Louis Fitzroy as George Ewing |
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Grace Whitehead as Mrs. Ewing |
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Laura Winston as Elizabeth Mann |
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J.N. MacDonald as Osgood |
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John Nicholson as The Minister |
| Directing | Thomas N. Heffron | Director |
| Directing | John Ince | Director |
| Writing | Harry C. Drum | Writer |
| Writing | Herman Whitaker | Writer |
| Production | Harry C. Drum | Producer |
| Crew | H.M. Hawkins | Cinematography |
| Crew | George W. Lawrence | Cinematography |
| Directing | Joseph Boyle | Assistant Director |
