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L’espionne
Also known as The Female Spy in the USA
(1906) France
B&W : [?] Split-reel?
Directed by Lucien Nonquet
Cast: Louis Paglieri
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Female Spy on 15 December 1906; in a split-reel (at 426 feet).
Drama.
Reviews: [Variety, 2 February 1907, page ?] A good subject having strong points and unlimited action, but chaotic in its development. It lacks the element of simplicity necessary for the exposition of dumb action. There are frequent changes of scene and characters, but one is not always able to tell just what bearing the action has upon the story. The situations do not hold together in an easily followed line, but are scattered and what the book reviewers call “episodic.” One incident in which the captured woman spy is dragged by her hair across the fields behind a wild horse was a rather disagreeable feature. — Rush.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Espionage: Spies
Listing updated: 14 October 2023.
References: Variety-19070202 p. ?; Musser-Emerge pp. 488, 602 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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