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The Spy’s Defeat
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Harry McRae Webster

Cast: Francis X. Bushman [Carl Heinrich], Ruth Stonehouse [Fredericka], Frank Dayton [the count], Lillian Drew [Olga], William Walters [the Russian]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Harry McRae Webster. / Released 31 March 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: [From Essanay promotional materials] The greatest spectacular historical photoplay ever produced. A romance of the Franco-German War. A revelation in the art of photography and, above all, a masterpiece. EXHIBITORS!!! A Word to the Wise is Sufficient! Book this Magnificently Beautiful Production. Beautifully colored one, three and six sheet posters of this production can be secured from your exchange or from Morgan Lithograph Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Espionage: Spies - Germans - Hypnotism - Russians

Listing updated: 17 May 2012.

References: MovPicWorld-19130405 p. 3 : Website-IMDb.