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.
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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. A DVD was released by Edward Lorusso with an original music score by Lorusso in March 2018.