The Dictator
by Richard Harding Davisliterary work· published 1904
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Adaptations (2)
The Dictator has been adapted into 2 films, from 1915 to 1922.
The Dictator1915 · film · dir. Oscar Eagle · IMDb ↗IMDb7.4On the lam from the New York Police because of a false murder charge, playboy Brooke Travers escapes to a Central American banana republic.
The Dictator1922 · film · 60 min · dir. James Cruze · IMDb ↗IMDb2.6A silent romantic adventure melodrama (from the play and novel by Richard Harding) about a womanizer who follows a beautiful Hispanic woman to her home country and his adventures there. He ends up helping her father become dictator of the entire country, and is rewarded with marriage to her and he is named Minister of Finance!
