Sylvia of the Secret Service

Sylvia of the Secret Service
Scene featuring Castle and von Stroheim
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Written by	Philip Bartholomae Joseph H. Trant
Starring	Irene Castle J.H. Gilmour Elliott Dexter
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Production company	Astra Film
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	November 25, 1917 (1917-11-25)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Sylvia of the Secret Service is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Castle, J.H. Gilmour and Elliott Dexter.^[1] Erich von Stroheim worked as assistant director and technical advisor as well as playing the role of the villain. It was given a second release in 1922.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Anton Grot. It was shot at studios in Fort Lee in New Jersey.^[2]

Synopsis

During World War I, an American secret agent attempt to prevent a German sabotage ring from blowing up ammunition dumps in New York.

Cast

• Irene Castle as Sylvia
• J.H. Gilmour as Van Brunn
• Elliott Dexter as Curtis Prescott
• Suzanne Willa as Fay Walling
• J.W. Percival as Hemming
• Erich von Stroheim as The villain

References

1. Lennig p.46
2. Koszarski p.151

Bibliography

• Koszarski, Richard . Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press, 2005.
• Lennig, Arthur. Stroheim. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

External links

• Sylvia of the Secret Service at IMDb