Bibliograph

Secret service, by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin

Type

Label

Secret service, by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Secret service

Oclc number

50931778

Responsibility statement

by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin

Runtime

120

Series statement

Broadway theatre archive

Summary

The Phoenix Theatre production of William Gillette's 1895 spy thriller, set in Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Tells the tale of a Union spy working to seize control of the Richmond telegraph office. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thorne, the spy's false orders to a Confederate Army commander raise the suspicions of a southern agent, who uses a local girl in love with Thorne as his reluctant accomplice to set a trap

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification