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Anxious about financing the war, President Abraham Lincoln (George Billings) is relieved when a mine owner (Mack Swain) offers to supply gold to the government. A messenger is sent to meet the mine owner, unaware that the Confederates have dispatched a spy (Raymond Griffith) to intercept the gold transport. The spy survives several ordeals before he reaches the transport, only to be caught and sentenced to death. Unexpectedly, the mine owner's two daughters come to the spy's rescue.

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Wilella Waldorf New York Post It is a program comedy that is better and certainly much funnier than most such comedies. Sep 22, 2020 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat The funniest movie you never heard of. Rated: 5/5 Sep 20, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Anxious about financing the war, President Abraham Lincoln (George Billings) is relieved when a mine owner (Mack Swain) offers to supply gold to the government. A messenger is sent to meet the mine owner, unaware that the Confederates have dispatched a spy (Raymond Griffith) to intercept the gold transport. The spy survives several ordeals before he reaches the transport, only to be caught and sentenced to death. Unexpectedly, the mine owner's two daughters come to the spy's rescue.
Director
Clarence G. Badger
Screenwriter
Monte Brice
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Buena Vista (Walt Disney), Paramount Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 1926, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 25, 2011
Runtime
1h 1m