The American (1927)
1h 6m
Running Time
January 1, 1927Release Date
Plot.
Seref, who returns to his country after many years in America, as a dollar billionaire with a cowboy hat on his head, and with his Dallas-type boots has an interesting past: Twenty years ago he has lost his sweetheart Melek to his closest friend, and furthermore, has been put in prison. He found a way to escape from prison, going to America, the country of dreams. Here, he has become a businessman with boundless wealth, known as Seref The Turk. When he returns to his country as an American, even though he has some commercial aims in mind, his real desire is to take revenge. He will settle accounts with the friend who stabbed him in the back many years ago, and with Melek who is betrayed him. However, when he sets foot in Turkey with yearning, he meets 'Small America' in chaos. On top of that, while looking for Melek, he finds himself in the middle of a funny and exciting adventure where sexuality and violence mingle.
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Cast & Crew.

Charles Ray
Bill Smith

Bessie Love
Jane Wilton

Ward Crane

Evelyn Selbie
Mrs. Williams

Maurice Murphy
Bobby Williams

Dick Brandon
Niles Wilton

J.P. Lockney

Albert Schaefer

Jewel Spencer
Story

J. Stuart Blackton
Director

Marian Constance Blackton
Writer

Marvin W. Spoor
Cinematographer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1927
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 6m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The American, a.k.a. The Flag Maker, is a lost 1927 American silent Western film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Bessie Love and Charles Ray. It was based on the short story "The Flag Maker" by Jewel Spencer, and was produced by George K. Spoor through his company Natural Vision Pictures.
The film, made in the experimental widescreen process Natural Vision, developed by Spoor and P. John Berggren, was never released theatrically.