The Prussian Cur
Cast & Crew
R. A. Walsh
Miriam Cooper
Sidney Mason
Capt. Horst Von Der Goltz
Leonora Stewart
James Marcus
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Synopsis
Before diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany have been severed during World War I, Count Johann von Bernstorff establishes an intricate spy network in America, headed by the treacherous Otto Goltz and his ally, Wolff von Eidel. Their activities result in labor strikes, factory explosions, and transportation disasters. Headquartered in a major U.S. industrial center, Otto marries Lillian O'Grady and treats her so brutally that she eventually dies. Lillian's death is avenged by a young American soldier named Dick Gregory, who is in love with her sister Rosie. Following Otto's death, von Eidel is arrested, but when a group of German sympathizers tries to rescue him, a patriotic vigilante group attacks the jail, shooting the spy and imprisoning the disloyal Americans. In the end, as American forces storm France, Kaiser Wilhelm grows desperate.
Director
R. A. Walsh
Cast
Miriam Cooper
Sidney Mason
Capt. Horst Von Der Goltz
Leonora Stewart
James Marcus
Patrick O'malley
Walter Mcewen
William W. Black
Ralph Faulkner
Walter M. Lawrence
Charles Reynolds
William Harrison
James Hathaway
P. C. Hartigan
John E. Franklin
John W. Harbon
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Notes
Capt. Horst von der Goltz was an actual German spy operating in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Ralph Faulkner was known for his resemblance to President Woodrow Wilson. According to one reviewer, about two-thirds of the film was made up of weekly news footage. The scenario included in the copyright descriptions was entitled "The Invisible Embassy."
