''The Beckoning Flame'' is a 1915 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Charles Swickard and featuring Henry Woodruff,

Tsuru Aoki was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top billing in American motion pictures. ...

, and

Rhea Mitchell Rhea Ginger Mitchell (December 10, 1890 – September 16, 1957) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in over 100 films, mainly during the silent era. A native of Portland, Oregon, Mitchell began her acting career in lo ...

in pivotal roles.

Cast

* Henry Woodruff as Harry Dickson *

as Janira *

as Elsa Arlington *J. Frank Burke as Ram Dass *Louis Morrison as Prince Chandra * J. Barney Sherry as Muhmed *Roy Laidlaw as Hawes *

Joseph J. Dowling Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor. Early life and career Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ...

as Baron (credited as Joseph Dowling)

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* 1915 drama films 1915 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Swickard 1915 short films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films 1916 films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub