A Soldier's Duty (1912)

Lieutenant John Miller, U.S.A., receives a note from his southern sweetheart chiding him for not getting through the enemy's lines to visit her. His pride determines him, and going to his general he asks leave of absence. The general tells Miller that leave of absence will be given him on condition that he purposely gets captured in his fiancée's home with a decoy dispatch on him.

Released Oct. 18, 1912 11 min None+

Genres: Drama, Short, War

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.1860s, imdb.false-message, imdb.prisoner-of-war, imdb.spy, imdb.american-civil-war

Production Companies: Edison Company

Country: United States
Languages: English