The Spy (1917)

Directed by

Richard Stanton

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American spy goes to Germany during World War I to steal a list of German agents in the United States. A local woman helps him and falls in love with him, but they are both captured and executed.

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What happens

The Spy is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, and William Burress. 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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