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 U.S. Civil War, it is the first in The Girl Spy series.
Plot An intercepted military dispatch is delivered by Nan to a Confederate General.The Girl Spy The Film Index v4 #21:7 1909The Girl Spy Moving Picture World v4 #20:623,643
Cast Gene Gauntier as Nan, The Girl Spy Captain Jackson General
Production notes The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida. The film length is variously reported as 865,Kalem The Film Index v4 #21:15 920The Girl Spy Moving Picture World v4 #20:652 or 1,005 ft.The Girl Spy Supplement to the Bioscope July 18, 1912 pXVII
A copy is kept in the Library and Archives of Canada (Ottawa).
References
External links
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War website dedicated to Sidney Olcott