Daphne and the Pirate (1916)

Philip de Mornay, a courtier in the French royal court of the 18th century, falls in love with Daphne La Tour, the daughter of a nobleman. Knowing that her family would never approve of their marriage, he takes her and hides her in a brothel, but is soon captured by pirates. Soldiers looking for women to bring with them to a settlement across the ocean in Louisiana raid the brothel and take the girls, including Daphne. Later on the trip to the new world their ship is attacked by pirates--and she discovers that her lover Philip is on board the pirate ship.

• Release Date: 1916-03-04
• Runtime: 0h 50min
• Production Company: Fine Arts Film Company
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Christy Cabanne