''Love Aflame'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

James Vincent James Vincent (July 19, 1882 – July 12, 1957) was an American actor and film director of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in 23 films between 1910 and 1951, and directed 18 films from 1915 to 1931. Born in Springfield, Massachus ...

and

Raymond Wells Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.Goble p. 324 He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells. Partial filmography * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor) * ''The Sable Lorcha'' (19 ...

and starring

Ruth Stonehouse Ruth Stonehouse (September 28, 1892 – May 12, 1941) was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows. Early life Ruth Stonehouse was born to James Wesley ...

and

Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ...

and

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

.Connelly p.155 Prints and/or fragments were found in the

Dawson Film Find The Dawson Film Find (DFF) was the accidental discovery in 1978 of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. The reels had been buried under an abandoned hoc ...

in 1978.

Cast

as Betty Mason *

as George Howard *

as Jack Calvert *

Jean Hersholt Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is best known for starring on the radio series '' Dr. Christian'' (1937–1954) and in the film ''Heidi'' (1937).Obitua ...

as Reginald * Kenneth Hunter as Robert Sterling * Madeleine Le Nard as Rita Lawson *

Raymond Whitaker Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

as Mr. Mason *

Noble Johnson Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...

as Cannibal King * Jane Lee as Willie Sterling * Fronzie Gunn as His Favorite * Katherine Lee as Myrtle Sterling *

Nita White NITA may refer to: Places *Nita District, Shimane, Japan **Nita, Shimane, a former town merged with Yokota in 2005 to form Okuizumo People *Nita (given name) *Niță, a Romanian surname NITA *National Information Technology Agency, a pub ...

as Martha

References

Bibliography

* Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by James Vincent Films directed by Raymond Wells 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub