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On Dangerous Ground (1917 film)

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On Dangerous Ground
Directed byRobert Thornby
Written byFrances Marion
Based onLittle Comrade: A Tale of the Great War
1915 novel
by Burton E. Stevenson
Produced byWilliam A. Brady
StarringCarlyle Blackwell
Gail Kane
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Production
company
Peerless Productions
Distributed byWorld Film Company
Release date
  • January 8, 1917 (1917-01-08)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

On Dangerous Ground is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Carlyle Blackwell and Gail Kane. It was distributed by the World Film Company.[1]

Plot

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In the beginning of World War I before America was involved, Howard Thornton (Carlyle Blackwell) is a neutral American in Germany who watches his pal get drafted into the army. As he prepares to leave the county, he is surprised by a suitcase full of women's clothes appearing in his hotel room. It is soon followed by the woman herself, Louise (Gail Kane), a spy trying to get a vial of secret papers to French authorities. She persuades Blackwell pose as her husband and help her smuggle the cache out.

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Status

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The film exists in the Library of Congress collection.[2] A DVD was released by Edward Lorusso with an original music score by Lorusso in March 2018.

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