A Debut in the Secret Service (1914)
Lord Trevor and Nan Tremain, his ward, were prominent figures in London society, and were really among the most prominent of the diplomatic agents of the government. Usually Trevor did most of the work, but in one particular instance Nan proved her ability to handle a problem single-handed, and from that time on ranked equally with Trevor, the famous "Diplomatic Free Lance." On the street back of Trevor's home was a house supposedly occupied by a wealthy East Indian, Abdul, who was in reality Trevor's body servant. The two houses were connected by a tunnel, through which visitors to Trevor could secretly make their way without being spied upon from the outside. On one occasion a well-dressed woman was injured in an accident outside of Abdul's home and was carried into his house to be attended to. While she raved in delirium, Abdul learned enough to satisfy him that she was a spy under orders to assist Col. Pfaff, the Kaiser's chief representative in London. She spoke constantly of her ring, stating it would identify her. Abdul reported to Trevor, who was in consultation with Sir Edward Wray, and Nan boldly told them that she thought she could solve the problem better than they could. The men laughed at her, but a little later when she came in through the secret passage dressed as a foreign noblewoman they were compelled to admit that probably she was right in her claims. Nan made good and after a series of exciting adventures recovered the plans of certain coast fortifications which had fallen into the hands of Col. Pfaff, and would have been of irredeemable loss to her country had they reached another country. Both Trevor and Wray frankly admitted that they had made a mistake and honestly assured Nan that her debut in the secret service was a triumphant success.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Frederick Sullivan | Director |
| Lloyd Lonergan | Writer |
| Charles Herbert New | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| James Cruze | |
| Florence La Badie | |
| Nolan Gane | |
| Justus D. Barnes |
