On Dangerous Ground (1917 film)

On Dangerous Ground is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Carlyle Blackwell and Gail Kane. It was distributed by the World Film Company.^[1]

On Dangerous Ground
Directed by	Robert Thornby
Written by	Frances Marion
Based on	Little Comrade: A Tale of the Great War 1915 novel by Burton E. Stevenson
Produced by	William A. Brady
Starring	Carlyle Blackwell Gail Kane
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Production company	Peerless Productions
Distributed by	World Film Company
Release date	January 8, 1917 (1917-01-08)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

In the beginning of World War I before America was involved, Howard Thornton (Carlyle Blackwell) is a neutral American in Germany who watches his pal get drafted into the army. As he prepares to leave the county, he is surprised by a suitcase full of women's clothes appearing in his hotel room. It is soon followed by the woman herself, Louise (Gail Kane), a spy trying to get a vial of secret papers to French authorities. She persuades Blackwell pose as her husband and help her smuggle the cache out.

Cast

• Carlyle Blackwell as Howard Barton
• Gail Kane as Louise
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Hugo Grossman
• William Bailey as Ritter Boehm
• Frank Leigh as Trapadoux
• Florence Ashbrooke as Bertha
• John Burkell as Hans

Status

The film exists in the Library of Congress collection.^[2] A DVD was released by Edward Lorusso with an original music score by Lorusso in March 2018.