Half a Bride island along with the yacht's young captain who followed after her. "Half a Bride" was released on June 16, 1928 by Paramount Pictures in the United States. "Half a Bride" received generally good reviews upon its theatrical release, with one reviewer called it "a clever, entertaining picture". Patience Winslow (Esther Ralston) is an impulsive thrill-seeking heiress who spends most of her time going from one wild party to another. One night after attending several parties, she smashes her car and spends the rest of the night in jail. The following morning, she comes home and announces to her father (William
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a slave rebellion in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. "Denmark Vesey's Rebellion" was produced by WPBT and PBS, and Yaphet Kotto played Vesey. Denmark Vesey is a former slave in Charleston, South Carolina who has been free for 20 years after buying his freedom. He is literate and a skilled carpenter, one of the founders of an AME church in the city. In 1822 he decides to organize a slave rebellion.