| Captain of His Soul | |
| Director: | Gilbert P. Hamilton |
| Based On: | "Shackles" by Eleanor Talbot Kinkead |
| Starring: | William Desmond Claire McDowell Charles Gunn Jack Richardson |
| Cinematography: | Tom Buckingham |
| Studio: | Triangle Film Corporation |
| Distributor: | Triangle Film Corporation |
Captain of His Soul is a 1918 film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton for Triangle Film Corporation. The scenario was adapted by Lillian Ducey from an Eleanor Talbot Kinkead magazine story, "Shackles."[1]
An aging man turns his pistol factory over to a new owner at the urging of his sons. Soon, however, he notices the new owner's corruption; the shock of this revelation triggers a heart attack, and the old man dies. Soon afterward, his sons suspect one another of murder.[2]