Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy (2017)

03/01/2017 (US) • 5m

War, Documentary

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.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Pauline Cushman-Fryer

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer

Constance Smith

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

civil war

spy

opium

veteran

abraham lincoln

union army

brevet major

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