Flames (1917 film)
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Flames is a 1917 British silent drama film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Margaret Bannerman
, Owen Nares
and Edward O'Neill
. It is based on a novel by Robert Hichens
. It follows the experiments of a strange occultist.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....
and starring Margaret Bannerman
Margaret Bannerman
-Selected filmography:* The Gay Lord Quex * Hindle Wakes * Lady Audley's Secret * Over the Garden Wall * Royal Cavalcade * Cluny Brown -External links:...
, Owen Nares
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
and Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
. It is based on a novel by Robert Hichens
Robert Hichens
Robert Hichens was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when it sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912...
. It follows the experiments of a strange occultist.
Cast
- Margaret Bannerman - Cuckoo
- Owen NaresOwen NaresOwen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
- Valentine Creswell - Edward O'NeillEdward O'NeillEdward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
- Richard Marr - Douglas Munro - Doctorr Levetier
- Clifford Cobbe - Julian Addison