Where to Watch The Informer (1912) Online

Want to watch 'The Informer' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the D.W. Griffith-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Informer' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Informer' right now, here are some particulars about the American Mutoscope & Biograph drama flick.

Released November 21st, 1912, 'The Informer' stars Walter Miller, Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Kate Bruce The NR movie has a runtime of about 18 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow. But the brother weakens and fails to be true to his trust. He permits her to believe that her lover is dead. Caught in the neighborhood, however, between the lines of the enemy, the brother appears before them at the crucial moment. In retaliation the false brother turns informer. Both forces are aroused to arms and during the attack upon the girl defending her wounded lover and family alone in the negro's cabin retribution comes in the form of a stray bullet." .