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.
Costume
Gail's disguises go from Union nurse to Confederate belle flawlessly.
Acting
Marion Davies proving she could actually act, haters be damned.
Director
Richard Boleslawski
Marion Davies
Gail Loveless
Gary Cooper
Captain Jack Gailliard
Jean Parker
Eleanor
Katharine Alexander
Pauline
Ted Healy
Doctor Hitchcock
Russell Hardie
Littledale
Henry Wadsworth
John Pelham
Douglass Dumbrille
General Stuart
Willard Robertson
Captain Channing
Fuzzy Knight
Sweeney
Sidney Toler
Major Allen
Robert McWade
Colonel Sharpe
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Shackleford
Wade Boteler
Gaston
Walter Long
Operator 55
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hearst's Cosmopolitan Pictures produced this specifically for Davies, part of his obsessive campaign to make her a serious dramatic star despite her comedy gifts.
The film was shot during Davies and Hearst's notorious affair, with Hearst allegedly visiting set daily—Cooper reportedly found the situation deeply awkward.
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