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The Girl Spy

Item number (ISN):

21287

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1909

Item number (ISN):

21287

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

MACDONALD, A.J.

Accession:

1978-0294

Media:

Film

Original title:

The Girl Spy

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1909

Release date:

1909-05-21

Production company:

Kalem Company Inc.

Production credit:

director, Sidney Olcott; photography, Max Schneider

Cast credit:

Gene Gauntier, James Vincent

Country of production:

us

Description:

The American Civil War is the setting for this film which portrays the efforts of a girl, with the aid of her boyfriend, to deliver a message to the Confederate army while the Yankees try prevent them. After disguising themselves as Yankee soldiers, Nan and her young man are recognized, chased, and the young man killed. Nan manages to deliver the message but only after being shot herself, collapsing after the commander is in pocession of the important news. <10mn 29s>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. Subject description from Bill Galloway's notes.~2. Main title missing.~3. First intertitle missing. It should read "Nan Receives Her Orders".~4. Director Sidney Olcott (1872-1949) was born in Toronto.~5. The running time is based on the measured length of the archives' master print calculated at 18 fps.~6. Shot during the Kalem company's first trip to Florida, on location in Florida near Jacksonville.~7. This is the only film known to survive from this first Florida expedition and the only example of the series featuring Nan, the girl spy.~8. This copy is also missing some filmed material. The beginning of the first scene is missing: The film starts with Nan disguising herself. Similarly, the last scene of the film is missing some material at the very end. Also note that the short sequence where the wounded officer alerts the soldiers has been removed.

Genre:

DRAMA

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

27095

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-3410

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Max. shrinkage:

2.2%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

261819

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9506-0140

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-3410

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

262542

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9507-0033

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

9506-0140

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

333056

Format:

FILM

Location number:

9905-0041

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

9506-0140

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

589262

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2012-07-0003

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

30:00

Made from:

7609-0311
8205-0161
2004-02-0109
9507-0033

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

589263

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2012-07-0004

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

30:00

Made from:

V4 2012-07-0003

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1012917

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

N-3410-DPX

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

7:57

Made from:

N-3410

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1012961

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

21287.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

7:57

Made from:

N-3410

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1012962

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

21287.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

7:57

Made from:

N-3410

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2012-07-0004

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

To be Determined / À déterminer

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