'prey' - MiamisFF Review
The story of the loss of innocence of the young prey who has been maimed by the predator. *Trigger Warning, sexual abuse and assault is discussed in this short film.
My American Wife (1922)
Manuel La Tessa, son of a wealthy South American family, meets Natalie Chester, a young Kentucky woman whose horse has won a race at a South American track. Manuel gives a party in her honor, where she is insulted by one of the guests. Manuel knocks down the offender. The offender, whose father is a powerful figure in the country's politics, challenges Manuel to a duel, but also hires a man to hide in ambush and kill his opponent. Manuel is only wounded and Natalie nurses him back to health. Natalie loves Manuel and seeks to uncover the mystery of the bullet fired at him during the duel. A lost film.
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Manuel La Tessa, son of a wealthy South American family, meets Natalie Chester, a young Kentucky woman whose horse has won a race at a South American track. Manuel gives a party in her honor, where she is insulted by one of the guests. Manuel knocks down the offender. The offender, whose father is a powerful figure in the country's politics, challenges Manuel to a duel, but also hires a man to hide in ambush and kill his opponent. Manuel is only wounded and Natalie nurses him back to health. Natalie loves Manuel and seeks to uncover the mystery of the bullet fired at him during the duel. A lost film.
Rating:
Genre:Drama
Written By:Monte M. Katterjohn
In Theaters:12/31/1922
Box Office:
Runtime:60 minutes
Studio:Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Cast
Sam Wood
Director
Gloria Swanson
Natalie Chester
Antonio Moreno
Manuel La Tessa
Josef Swickard
Don Fernando DeContas
Eric Mayne
Carlos DeGrossa
Gino Corrado
Pedro DeGrossa
Edythe Chapman
Donna Isabella LaTassa
Aileen Pringle
Hortensia deVereta
Walter Long
Gomez
Frank Butler
Horace Beresford (as F.R. Butler)
Jacques D'Auray
Gaston Navarre
Loyal Underwood
Danny O'Hare
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