| Director: | Robert Thornby |
| Producer: | William A. Brady |
| Starring: | Carlyle Blackwell Gail Kane |
| Cinematography: | Lucien Andriot |
| Studio: | Peerless Productions |
| Distributor: | World Film Company |
| Runtime: | 5 reels |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
On Dangerous Ground is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Carlyle Blackwell and Gail Kane. It was distributed by the World Film Company.[1]
In the beginning of World War I before America was involved, Howard Thornton (Carlyle Blackwell) is a neutral American in Germany who watches his pal get drafted into the army. As he prepares to leave the county, he is surprised by a suitcase full of women's clothes appearing in his hotel room. It is soon followed by the woman herself, Louise (Gail Kane), a spy trying to get a vial of secret papers to French authorities. She persuades Blackwell pose as her husband and help her smuggle the cache out.
The film exists in the Library of Congress collection.[2] A DVD was released by Edward Lorusso with an original music score by Lorusso in March 2018.