The Spy is a 1914 American silent adventure film based on the 1821 novel of the same name by

James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought h ...

, directed by

Otis Turner Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angele ...

, and released by

Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Spy''
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Cast

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

as Harvey Birch (the spy) *

Edna Maison Edna Maison (born Carmen Edna Maisonave; August 17, 1892 – January 11, 1946) was an American silent film actress. Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave in San Francisco. Her father was a Frenchman and her mother was American. She was ed ...

as Katrie (sweetheart of Harvey Birch) *

Ella Hall Ella Augusta Hall (March 17, 1896 – September 3, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1933. Early years Ella Augusta Hall was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on March 17, 1896. Her family moved t ...

as Frances Wharton * William Worthington as Gen. Washington * Edward Alexander as Maj. Dunwoodie *

Rex De Rosselli Rex De Rosselli (May 1, 1878 – July 21, 1941), was an American actor of the silent film, silent era, mainly appearing in Western (genre), Westerns. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in Kentucky and died ...

as Mr. Wharton * J. W. Pike as Henry (son of Mr. Wharton) *

Frank Lloyd Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born American film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its president ...

as Jake Parsons

References

External links

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Edward Harris. Cooper on Film
at James Fenimore Cooper Society Website 1914 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films American historical adventure films Universal Pictures films Films based on works by James Fenimore Cooper 1910s historical adventure films Films directed by Otis Turner 1910s American films Silent adventure films 1910s English-language films {{silent-adventure-film-stub