The Spy is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, and William Burress.[1] It portrays the actions of American spy who travels to Germany during World War I to get hold of a list of German agents active in the United States. He succeeds with the help of a local woman who falls in love with him, but both are captured and executed.
| The Spy | |
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| Directed by | Richard Stanton |
| Written by | George Bronson Howard |
| Produced by | Richard Stanton William Fox |
| Starring | Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston William Burress |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes 60 minutes (edited version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Although the original production ran for 8 reels, it was sometimes reduced to six in certain regions probably due to censorship of some scenes. In Chicago it was banned due to scenes of graphic violence.[1]
Cast
edit- Dustin Farnum as Mark Quaintance
- Winifred Kingston as Greta Glaum
- William Burress as Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft
- Charles Clary as American Ambassador
- William Lowry as The Shadow
- Howard Gaye as Baron von Bergen
References
editBibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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