Name: Secret Code
Released: 1918
Cast: Gloria Swanson, J. Barney Sherry, Rhy Alexander, Leslie Stewart, Joe King

Brief Synopsis

Sally Carter Rand, married to an elderly senator, is accused of espionage, but she is able to clear herself by proving that her mysterious knitting is actually a baby sweater.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

The Secret Code

Release Date

Sep 8, 1918

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Triangle Film Corp.

Distribution Company

Triangle Distributing Corp.

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Film Length

5 reels

Synopsis

Senator John Calhoun Rand marries Sally Carter, a woman fifteen years his junior, and then finds, because of America's declaration of war on Germany, that he must devote all of his time to his work. Lola Walling, who plays the role of patriotic confidant to the senator so that she may gather secret information for the German government, realizes that Baron de Vorjeck of the Russian embassy is very fond of Sally and encourages their friendship. When Rand is assigned to investigate espionage activities in Washington, Mrs. Walling leads him to believe that Sally is sending messages to the Kaiser through the young Russian. Since the messages are encoded into the stitching of crocheted mufflers, Sally's newly acquired interest in crocheting convinces Rand of her guilt, until Secret Service agent Jefferson Harrow locates the spy headquarters and proves Sally innocent. Rand's happiness is doubled when his wife confesses that she has been fashioning jackets for the baby she is expecting.