''Somewhere in France'' is a 1916

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war

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starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman.

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and

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by Thomas H. Ince, the

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was adapted by

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based on the 1915 novel of the same title by

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, which was also serialized in ''

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''. The production companies for ''Somewhere in France'' were the

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and

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. It was

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through the

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. Glaum brings her femme fatale persona of a vamp (woman) to this

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war drama.

Plot

An evil French woman, Marie Chaumontel (played by Glaum), is a spy for the Germans during

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. She vamps and seduces officers of the French high command, accumulating state secrets and then discarding her lovers. Chaumontel is the mistress of Captain Henry Ravignac (played by Storm). She steals some papers from him and gives them to the Germans, then escapes to Berlin. He is tried and found guilty of neglect. He then commits suicide. His brother, Lieutenant Charles Ravignac (played by Hickman), vows revenge on Chaumontel. Pretending to be a spy, he goes to work for the Germans and becomes her assistant. He poses as a chauffeur of her phony countess. When he gathers enough evidence against her, he turns the information over to the Allies. Chaumontel is arrested by French authorities for her foul deeds and sent to prison. He is then hailed as a hero for damaging German espionage operations.

Cast in credits order

* Louise Glaum as Marie Chaumontel * Howard C. Hickman as Lt. Charles Ravignac * Joseph J. Dowling as Gen. Andres * Fanny Midgley as Madame Benet * Jerome Storm as Capt. Henry Ravignac * George Fisher as Herr Vogel * William Fairbanks as Capt. Pierre Thierry

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