Sylvia of the Secret Service
1917 film by George Fitzmaurice
- Philip Bartholomae
- Joseph H. Trant
- Irene Castle
- J.H. Gilmour
- Elliott Dexter
Production
company
company
Astra Film
Release date
- November 25, 1917 (1917-11-25)
Running time
- Silent
- English intertitles
Sylvia of the Secret Service is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Castle, J.H. Gilmour and Elliott Dexter.[1] Erich von Stroheim worked as assistant director and technical advisor as well as playing the role of the villain. It was given a second release in 1922.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Anton Grot. It was shot at studios in Fort Lee in New Jersey.[2]
Synopsis
During World War I, An American secret agent attempt to prevent a German sabotage ring from blowing up ammunition dumps in New York.
Cast
- Irene Castle as Sylvia
- J.H. Gilmour as Van Brunn
- Elliott Dexter as Curtis Prescott
- Suzanne Willa as Fay Walling
- J.W. Percival as Hemming
- Erich von Stroheim as The villain
References
Bibliography
- Koszarski, Richard . Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press, 2005.
- Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
External links
- Sylvia of the Secret Service at IMDb
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Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
- When Rome Ruled (1914)
- Stop Thief! (1915)
- The Commuters (1915)
- Who's Who in Society (1915)
- At Bay (1915)
- Via Wireless (1915)
- The Money Master (1915)
- New York (1916)
- The Romantic Journey (1916)
- Arms and the Woman (1916)
- Big Jim Garrity (1916)
- The Test (1916)
- The On-the-Square Girl (1917)
- Kick In (1917)
- The Mark of Cain (1917)
- The Hunting of the Hawk (1917)
- The Iron Heart (1917)
- Blind Man's Luck (1917)
- Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
- The Recoil (1917)
- Innocent (1918)
- A Japanese Nightingale (1918)
- The Hillcrest Mystery (1918)
- The Naulahka (1918)
- The Narrow Path (1918)
- Common Clay (1919)
- The Cry of the Weak (1919)
- The Profiteers (1919)
- The Avalanche (1919)
- Our Better Selves (1919)
- A Society Exile (1919)
- The Witness for the Defense (1919)
- Counterfeit (1919)
- On with the Dance (1920)
- The Right to Love (1920)
- Idols of Clay (1920)
- Forever (1921)
- Paying the Piper (1921)
- Experience (1921)
- Kick In (1922)
- To Have and to Hold (1922)
- Three Live Ghosts (1922)
- The Man from Home (1922)
- The Cheat (1923)
- Bella Donna (1923)
- The Eternal City (1923)
- Cytherea (1924)
- Tarnish (1924)
- A Thief in Paradise (1925)
- His Supreme Moment (1925)
- The Dark Angel (1925)
- The Son of the Sheik (1926)
- The Night of Love (1927)
- The Tender Hour (1927)
- Rose of the Golden West (1927)
- The Love Mart (1927)
- The Barker (1928)
- Lilac Time (1928)
- The Locked Door (1929)
- His Captive Woman (1929)
- The Man and the Moment (1929)
- Tiger Rose (1929)
- The Bad One (1930)
- Raffles (1930)
- The Devil to Pay! (1930)
- One Heavenly Night (1931)
- Strangers May Kiss (1931)
- The Unholy Garden (1931)
- Mata Hari (1931)
- As You Desire Me (1932)
- Rockabye (1932)
- Nana (1934)
- All Men Are Enemies (1934)
- Petticoat Fever (1936)
- Suzy (1936)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
- The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
- Live, Love and Learn (1937)
- Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
- Vacation from Love (1938)
- Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
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