Underplayed Gems

Secret Service (1919)

Secret Service poster
Directed by
Hugh Ford
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During the American Civil War, a Union secret agent operates behind Confederate lines in Richmond. He must navigate deception and loyalty while carrying out his mission.

dramatictensehistoricalwar-timesuspensefulseriousstagedlost

What happens

Secret Service is a lost 1919 American silent American Civil War drama film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Based on the play Secret Service by William Gillette (New York, 5 Oct 1896), it was remade as a talking picture by RKO in 1931. One of the story’s chief plot twists is referenced in the 1923 short story "Devil Cat", featuring Carroll John Daly’s hard boiled detective Race Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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