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The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg (1910)

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg poster
Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
14 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young female spy works behind enemy lines during the Civil War. She takes risks to help the Union side near Vicksburg.

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What happens

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg is a 1910 American silent film produced by Kalem Company of New York and shot at the company's "winter studio" in Jacksonville, Florida. Directed by Sidney Olcott, the Civil War drama stars Gene Gauntier, Robert Vignola and JP McGowan. Gauntier, in addition to performing as the production's title character, is credited with writing its storyline or "scenario". A full copy of this film, although with Dutch intertitles, is held at the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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