War ·Documentary · United States of America · 2017 · 5m

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy poster
Director
Allyce Ondricka
Cast
Pauline Cushman-Fryer as Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer Constance Smith as Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer
Crew
Sreang Hok — Editor Daniel L. Bernardi — Producer
Tagline

Disguised as a man in uniform, Pauline Cushman-Fryer left the theater stage to become a Union spy, playing the role of a lifetime in the deadly theater of war—only to be jailed and threatened with hanging.

Synopsis

Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium.

Mood & Themes
civil warspyopiumveteranabraham lincolnunion armybrevet major
Key Collaborators
Allyce Ondricka Director Sreang Hok Editor Daniel L. Bernardi Producer
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