| Operator 13 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Boleslawski |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Secret Service Operator 1934 novel by Robert W. Chambers |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | William Axt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $880,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,010,000[1] |
Operator 13 is a 1934 American pre-Code romance film directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, and Jean Parker.
Based on stories written by Robert W. Chambers, the film is about a Union spy who impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.[2] George J. Folsey received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.[3]
The film features the Four Mills Brothers and Davies performing musical numbers and the supporting cast includes Ted Healy, Douglas Dumbrille as Jeb Stuart, Sidney Toler as Allan Pinkerton, Fuzzy Knight, and an uncredited Sterling Holloway as a wounded Union soldier.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ M. H. (June 23, 1934). "Civil War Spies". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "The 7th Academy Awards: 1935". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.