The Flashlight
Also known as The Flashlight Girl in the USA
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Ida May Park
Cast: Dorothy Phillips [Delice Brixton], William Stowell [Jack Lane], Lon Chaney [Henry Norton / Porter Brixton], Alfred Allen [John Peterson], George Burrell (George Berrill) [Barclay], Evelyn Selbie [Mrs. Barclay], Clyde Benson [the deputy], O.C. Jackson (Orin Jackson) [Howard, Lane’s servant], Mark Fenton [the judge], Nora Dempsey [one of the children], Irma Sorter [one of the children], Martha Mattox [the childrens’ mother]
Bluebird Photoplays, Incorporated, production; distributed by Bluebird Photoplays, Incorporated, through The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Ida May Park, from the short story “The Flash-light” by Albert M. Treynore. Cinematography by King D. Gray. / © 10 April 1917 by Bluebird Photoplays, Incorporated [LP10542]. Released 21 May 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Ida May Park’s directorial debut.
Drama: Suspense.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Women directors
Listing updated: 28 November 2022.
References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 27; Spehr-American p. 100; Weaver-Twenty p. 76 : Website-AFI: Website-IMDb.
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