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1916 film by Robert G. Vignola

Under Cover
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Directed by	Robert G. Vignola
Screenplay by	Doty Hobart Roi Cooper Megrue
Starring	Hazel Dawn Owen Moore William Courtleigh Jr. Ethel Fleming Frank Losee Ida Darling
Cinematography	William Marshall
Production company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 20, 1916 (1916-07-20)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Under Cover is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola, written by Doty Hobart and Roi Cooper Megrue, and starring Hazel Dawn, Owen Moore, William Courtleigh Jr., Ethel Fleming, Frank Losee, and Ida Darling. It was released on July 20, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. It was based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name.

Plot

Ethel Cartwright, a woman just back from a trip to Paris, is called upon by U.S. government customs inspectors to help determine if a man she met in Paris possesses a valuable necklace. The story ends with a confrontation between the customs officers and the suspect.

Cast

Hazel Dawn as Ethel Cartwright
Owen Moore as Steven Denby
William Courtleigh Jr. as Monty Vaughn
Ethel Fleming as Amy Cartwright
Frank Losee as Dan Taylor
Ida Darling as Mrs. Harrington

Adaptation

A one-hour radio adaptation was presented on Lux Radio Theatre on April 27, 1936, starring Richard Barthelmess and Sally Eilers.

References

The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Under Cover
"Under Cover (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Hal Erickson (2014). "Under-Cover - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
"Richard Barthelmess Sally Eilers Co-Star". The Tampa Times. 1936-04-27. p. 7.
"LUX RADIO THEATRE PRESENTS (Lux Radio advertisement)". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1936-04-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

External links

Under Cover at IMDb

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Films directed by Robert G. Vignola

Rory O'More (1911)
The Scimitar of the Prophet (1913)
The Vampire (1913)
The Spider (1916)
Audrey (1916)
The Moment Before (1916)
The Evil Thereof (1916)
Under Cover (1916)
The Reward of Patience (1916)
Seventeen (1916)
Great Expectations (1917)
The Fortunes of Fifi (1917)
Her Better Self (1917)
The Love That Lives (1917)
Double Crossed (1917)
The Hungry Heart (1917)
The Knife (1918)
Madame Jealousy (1918)
The Reason Why (1918)
The Claw (1918)
The Savage Woman (1918)
The Girl Who Came Back (1918)
Women's Weapons (1918)
You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919)
The Winning Girl (1919)
The Third Kiss (1919)
His Official Fiancée (1919)
Experimental Marriage (1919)
The Home Town Girl (1919)
The Woman Next Door (1919)
An Innocent Adventuress (1919)
The Heart of Youth (1919)
Louisiana (1919)
More Deadly Than the Male (1919)
The World and His Wife (1920)
The Thirteenth Commandment (1920)
Straight Is the Way (1921)
The Woman God Changed (1921)
The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)
Enchantment (1921)
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
Beauty's Worth (1922)
The Young Diana (1922)
Adam and Eva (1923)
Yolanda (1924)
Married Flirts (1924)
Déclassée (1925)
The Way of a Girl (1925)
Fifth Avenue (1926)
Cabaret (1927)
Tropic Madness (1928)
The Red Sword (1929)
Broken Dreams (1933)
The Scarlet Letter (1934)
The Perfect Clue (1935)
The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)

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