Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
- Directed by
- George Fitzmaurice
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman becomes a secret agent to fight against criminals. She works undercover to stop a villain's plot.
old-fashionedsuspensefulbriskdramaticstagedtheatricalstraightforward
What happens
Sylvia of the Secret Service is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Castle, J.H. Gilmour and Elliott Dexter. Erich von Stroheim worked as assistant director and technical advisor as well as playing the role of the villain. It was given a second release in 1922. The film's sets were designed by the art director Anton Grot. It was shot at studios in Fort Lee in New Jersey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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