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Plot

If you can accept blonde, blue-eyed Marion Davies disguising herself in blackface, chances are you'll swallow the rest of Operator 13. Davies plays a Belle Boyd-like actress who agrees to become a Northern spy during the Civil War. She assumes the identity of an octoroon servant and heads into Southern territory. Marion meets dashing Confederate captain Gary Cooper, and instantly falls in love with him. Later, she assumes the disguise of a Southern belle to prevent Cooper from recruiting Southern sympathizers in the north. This time Cooper falls for Davies, which makes it hard for her to carry out her mission. After several more reels of espionage and romantic interludes, including a gently kinky sequence in which Cooper and Davies are handcuffed together, the lovers part company, promising to meet again when the war is over.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
86min.
Distributor(s):
MGM
Director(s):
Richard Boleslawski
Starring:
Gary Cooper , Marion Davies , Jean Parker , Katherine Alexander , Ted Healy
Themes:
Assumed Identities,Opposites Attract,Women During Wartime
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
Civil-War [US],Southern-belle,Southerner,actor,agent [representative],army,assassination,captain [military],criminal,death,death-penalty,disguise,escape,espionage,guest,help,hidden,hitman,identity,love,lover,mansion,mission [quest],officer,promise,recruit [soldier],romance,scout,servant,soldier,victim,war