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  • Countess Holgska, the Norwegian Spy (1914)
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Countess Holgska, the Norwegian Spy (1914)
Short | Short, Thriller
Members of the Norwegian cabinet have trumped up charges against their ambassador in Berlin, whom they want to get rid of. The ambassador has secured a certificate copy of the evidence of the "fake" charge. He is visited by the Countess ...See moreMembers of the Norwegian cabinet have trumped up charges against their ambassador in Berlin, whom they want to get rid of. The ambassador has secured a certificate copy of the evidence of the "fake" charge. He is visited by the Countess Helgska, a spy, who pretends to be his friend, and she steals the papers to prevent the exposure of the cabinet members. The ambassador discovers the loss and gets Detective Burnes to work on the case. The ambassador faces trial on the morrow, and unless he can refute the charges, with the evidence he has secured, he will be ruined. Burnes gives chase after the countess, who is escaping in an automobile. She throws off her pursuer by assuming a disguise and changing from one automobile to another. The detective halts the first car and by bribing the chauffeur picks up the trail. The countess is on her way to the railway station. Arriving, she telegraphs the foreign bureau that she has the papers and they should have a special train ready to take her to the Helger Danske decks, from where she will resume her homeward journey. Burnes arrives at the station in time to see the train pull out. He reads the countess' message in the telegraph office. He wires ahead to his men to waylay the special and hold the countess. There is but one route to the Helger Danske decks and he is sure of getting her. In the meantime Burnes, by a short route, reaches the ferry. She fools the detective by assuming a disguise and gets her special train. The detective attempts to follow her, but she loses him. He takes a cab to the scene where his men are awaiting the special train. The train is held up, but the countess escapes from the rear, through the underbrush. Burnes arriving, finds the bird has flown and in the meantime the countess has bribed his driver and rides away in his cab. Burnes improvises a telephone in mid-air and phones for an aeroplane, which is the quickest way to catch the countess. He flies away and arrives at the Helger Danske decks, where he changes roles with a stoker. The countess walks into his arms when she enters a tugboat which is to take her to the steamer. On board the Helger Danske, Burnes enlists his fellow worker to help him get back the "fake" evidence. Together the men go aloft and Burnes, peering into the countess' cabin, sees her with the papers. His helper gets a lifeboat ready and Burnes, entering the cabin, attempts to get the papers. The countess struggles and he pulls her to the deck, where he finally gets the papers. The lifeboat is lowered and the detective and his man escape. The countess is beaten and must proceed to report failure. In the meantime the lifeboat sinks, and the men after a struggle in the stormy sea, are washed ashore. Burnes has but a few hours to return the papers, as the trial will be held. He rushes back and safely delivers the "fake" charges that will clear the ambassador. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Viggo Larsen
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Updated May 31, 1914
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May 1914 (United States)

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