TMDb Rating
6.5/10
2 verified votes
By a Woman's Wit (1911)
Drama
15 min
Plot Summary
Captain Jasper, a Union officer, is sent on a secret service mission to the Confederate headquarters. Safe through the lines Captain Jasper, disguised as a Commissary Supply Agent, meets old friends who are Northern sympathizers. Visiting Confederate headquarters, information is supplied him by an ally. Suspicion is eventually aroused against the Captain and he is arrested. Pamela, a Southern girl with Northern sympathies, decides to aid the Captain's escape.
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DramaSidney OlcottAlice HollisterJ.P. McGowan1911
Director
Sidney Olcott
Top Cast
Alice HollisterJ.P. McGowanJ.J. Clark
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