''Flames'' is a 1917 British silent

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directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors 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. He a ...

and starring

Margaret Bannerman Margaret Bannerman (born Marguerite Grand; December 15, 1896 – June 14, 1976) was a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in the English films '' The Gay Lord Quex'', ''Lady Audley's Secret'' and '' Hindle Wakes''. She had a successful ca ...

Owen Nares Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925). Early life Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mo ...

and Edward O'Neill. It is based on an 1897 novel by Robert Hichens. It follows the experiments of a strange

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Cast

- Cuckoo *

- Valentine Creswell * Edward O'Neill - Richard Marr * Douglas Munro - Doctor Levetier * Clifford Cobbe - Julian Addison

References

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* 1917 films 1910s fantasy drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels British fantasy drama films 1917 drama films 1910s British films Silent fantasy drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub