''The Confederate Spy'' is a 1910 American silent drama film produced by
Kalem Company
The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to V ...
and directed by
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...
. A story about the Civil War.
Production notes
The production was filmed in
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
.
References
* The Film Index, 1910, February 5, p 20; February 12, pp 14–15
* The Moving Picture World, Vol 6, p 229; p 258; p 277
* The New York Dramatic Mirror, February 19, 1910, p 18
* Supplement to the Bioscope, August 22, 1912
External links
AFI Catalog*
website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
1910 films
1910 drama films
1910 short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
American Civil War spy films
American silent short films
Films directed by Sidney Olcott
Films set in Florida
Films shot in Jacksonville, Florida
1910s American films
American drama short films
1910s English-language films
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