The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War

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The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
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The Moving Picture World, Vol 4, n°20, p 623, 1909, May 21
Directed by Sidney Olcott
Produced bySidney Olcott
Starring Gene Gauntier
Production
company
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • May 21, 1909 (1909-05-21)
Running time
975 ft
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent film
(English intertitles)

The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War is a 1909 American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier in the leading role. A story of the Civil War.

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Production notes

The film was shot in Jacksonville, [1] Florida.

A copy is kept in the Library and Archives of Canada (Ottawa).

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References

  1. The Moving Picture World, Vol 4, n°21, p 672