Operator 13

Operator 13

A TRICK OF FATE MADE THEM BOTH ENEMY AND LOVER.

NR 1934 · 82 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Romance, War

American Civil War, 1862. After the disaster of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Major Allen, chief of the Secret Service of the Union, asks actress Gail Loveless to become one of his operators and infiltrate enemy territory.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski · Written by Harvey F. Thew

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