The Planter

Story

Synopsis

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

John Ince, Thomas N. Heffron

Writers

Harry C. Drum, Herman Whitaker

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

12 November 1917

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Tyrone Power Sr.

  Ludwig Hertzer

• 

  Lamar Johnstone

  David Mann

• Mrs. Tyrone Power

  Consuela

• Lucille King

  Andrea

• Mabel Wiles

  Patricia

• Pearl Elmore

  Señora Morales

• Lalo Encinas

  Magdaleno

• George Benjamin O'Dell

  Yaqui Chief

• Alice Winchester

  Yaqui Chief's Sister

• James Donald

  Yaqui Father

• Louis Fitzroy

  George Ewing

• Grace Whitehead

  Mrs. Ewing