| The Spy | |
| Director: | Richard Stanton |
| Producer: | Richard Stanton William Fox |
| Starring: | Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston William Burress |
| Cinematography: | Devereaux Jennings |
| Distributor: | Fox Film |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes 60 minutes (edited version) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Spy is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, and William Burress.[1] It portrays the actions of American spy who travels to Germany during World War I to get hold of a list of German agents active in the United States. He succeeds with the help of a local woman who falls in love with him, but both are captured and executed.
Although the original production ran for 8 reels, it was sometimes reduced to six in certain regions probably due to censorship of some scenes. In Chicago it was banned due to scenes of graphic violence.[1]