The Belgian is a 1917 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott[1] and produced by Sidney Olcott Players with Valentine Grant and Walker Whiteside in the leading roles.

[2] As described in a film magazine,[3] two simple Belgian folk, Jeanne (Grant) and Victor (Whiteside), love each other.

Berger (Randolf), the postmaster in Belgium who is also a German spy, wants Jeanne for his wife.

The machinations of the German secret service include every possible torment for those oppressed by their power, and when war is declared Jeanne would have suffered greatly had not Berger been killed when Victor was wounded.

True love returns, and together they work for Belgium and watch for the troops of a larger but not greater nation to come to their aid.