Secret Service

Secret Service

1919 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, War

Lewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate lines in an attempt to lead Southern forces away from an area in which a Northern attack is planned. But Dumont falls in love with a Southern girl and when she proves useful to his plan, his conscience begins to tear at him.

Directed by Hugh Ford · Written by Beulah Marie Dix

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