''Flame of the Argentine'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Edward Dillon and starring

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and

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. It was produced by

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, and was released in Britain by Ideal Films. It is now considered a

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..Flame of the Argentine''
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Synopsis

Doña Aguila owns a large

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and a valuable

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, but her estate manager Emilio Tovar is trying to swindle her. On a visit to

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, he persuades

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performer Inez Remírez to pose as Aguila's long-lost daughter. She returns with him and Doña Aguila it taken in by her, but Remírez is shamed by the older woman's kindness and refuses to help Tovar. He threatens her but she is rescued by American

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Dan Prescott.

Cast

as Inez Remírez *

as Dan Prescott *

as Emilio Tovar * Daniel Makarenko as Marsini *

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as Madame Marsini *

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as Nana *

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as Doña Aguila

References

Bibliography

* Lynn Kear & James King. ''Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook''. McFarland, 2009.

External links

* 1926 films 1920s action films American silent feature films Silent American action films Films directed by Edward Dillon American black-and-white films Lost American action films Film Booking Offices of America films 1926 lost films English-language action films Films set in Argentina Films set in New Orleans 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub