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In the Diplomatic Service
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In the Diplomatic Service

1916-10-16 · 50 min · Not rated

Comedy · Drama

Foreign powers keep getting their hands on U.S. military secrets, so the head of the American diplomatic corps calls in his nephew Dick Stansbury to help. Stansbury knows that Doctor Montell is at the bottom of this, so he poses as an inventor of an innovative aerial gun. This sparks the doctor's interest, and when they both attend a weekend party at the Ryerson estate, Montell tries to get Stansbury to sell the gun to his country.

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Directors
Francis X. Bushman
Production companies
Quality Pictures Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Francis X. BushmanFrancis X. BushmanDick Stansbury
Beverly BayneBeverly BayneBeverly Ryerson
Helen DunbarHelen DunbarMrs. Ryerson
Henri BergmanHenri BergmanDr. Montell
Belle BruceHelen Wardlow
Edmund EltonMajor Blaine
Mrs. La RocheMrs. Blaine
William B. DavidsonWilliam B. DavidsonLynn Hardi
Charles FangCharles FangChinese Valet
Harry BlakemoreButler
Liza MillerMammy

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