The Beggar of Cawnpore

Summary British army doctor Robert Lowndes battles a cholera epidemic at a small fort in Cawnpore, India, in the 1850s. When he catches a fever he begins to take morphine in order to continue treating his patients. Unfortunately he becomes an addict. He is supported by his girlfriend Betty Archer, but a rival suitor, Capt. Guy Douglas, is determined to get Lowndes out of the picture any way he can, including giving him drugs. Matters are further complicated by the outbreak of the Sepoy Rebellion, a nationwide mutiny of Indian soldiers in the British army, which breaks out in Cawnpore. View more details

The Beggar of Cawnpore

Directed : Charles Swickard

Written : C. Gardner Sullivan

Stars : H.B. Warner Wyndham Standing Lola May Alfred Hollingsworth

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Apr 29, 1916

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : Kay-Bee Pictures New York Motion Picture

Summary British army doctor Robert Lowndes battles a cholera epidemic at a small fort in Cawnpore, India, in the 1850s. When he catches a fever he begins to take morphine in order to continue treating his patients. Unfortunately he becomes an addict. He is supported by his girlfriend Betty Archer, but a rival suitor, Capt. Guy Douglas, is determined to get Lowndes out of the picture any way he can, including giving him drugs. Matters are further complicated by the outbreak of the Sepoy Rebellion, a nationwide mutiny of Indian soldiers in the British army, which breaks out in Cawnpore. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Apr 29, 1916

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : Kay-Bee Pictures New York Motion Picture

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