Operator 13

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Operator 13

Directed by Richard Boleslawski 85 mins (1934)

Gary Cooper – Capt. Jack Gailliard

Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.

Also starring Marion Davies, Jean Parker, Katherine Alexander and Ted Healey

The only teaming of Marion Davies and Gary Cooper, whom Davies specifically requested for this film. Cooper was under contract at Paramount at the time. The interior set of the Shackleford mansion was reused as the interior of Twelve Oaks in Gone with the Wind.

Nominated for an Oscar