The Spy (1917 American film)

For the other film of the same year, see The Spy (1917 German film).

The Spy
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	Standard Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	August 17, 1917 (1917-08-17)
Running time	80 minutes 60 minutes (edited version)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A scene from "The Spy"

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.

Cast

• 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

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• The Spy at IMDb