07 Dec 2024
Burning Stars
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The Spy
An American agent exchanges places in prison with a condemned British officer and brother of a woman he greatly admires and goes to the gallows.
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Herbert Rawlinson Harvey Birch
Edna Maison Katie
Ella Hall Frances Wharton
William Worthington Gen. George Washington
Edward Alexander Maj. Dunwoodie
Rex De Rosselli Mr. Wharton (a Tory)
J.W. Pike Henry Wharton
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