The Woman Under Cover

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The Woman Under Cover
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Still from a film magazine
Directed by George Siegmann
Written byHarvey Thew
Based onPlaying the Game
by Sada Cowan
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Fritzi Brunette
Cinematography Alfred Gosden
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • September 15, 1919 (1919-09-15)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Woman Under Cover is a lost [1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Siegmann and starring Fritzi Brunette. It was based on a play by Sada Cowan and produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [4] Yvonne (La Rue), an actress, murders her husband following a quarrel, and upon threat of exposure promises to marry Billy (Spingler), a chorus man who has discovered her guilt. When she refuses to carry out her agreement and accepts the attentions of a wealthy broker, Billy (Spingler) tells his story to The Leader, a newspaper. Mac (McDaniel), the city editor, assigns Alma (Brunette), a woman reporter, the task of securing Yvonne's confession to verify the story that was given to the newspaper. She is a sister of Billy but is unaware of his involvement in the story. After securing the confession, Alma discovers Billy's involvement, but still telephones her scoop to the newspaper. Much to her surprise, the exposure of her brother's involvement fails to discourage the love of Mac for her, and the final closeup finds Mac and Alma married.

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References

  1. ↑ https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10787/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Woman Under Oath
  2. ↑ http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WomanUnderCover1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman Under Cover at silentera.com
  3. ↑ http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17558 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Woman Under Cover
  4. ↑ "Reviews: The Woman Under Cover". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (12). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 63. September 13, 1919.


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