''The Firefly of France'' is a
lost 1918 American silent
drama film directed by
Donald Crisp and written by
Margaret Turnbull based upon a novelette by Marion Polk Angelotti. The film stars
Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...
,
Ann Little
Ann Little (born Mary Hankins Brooks; February 7, 1891 – May 21, 1984), also known as Anna Little, was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the early 1920s. Today, mos ...
,
Charles Ogle,
Raymond Hatton,
Winter Hall, and
Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 7, 1918, by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
.
Plot
As described in a
film magazine,
while the actions of Esme Falconer (Little) are suspicious, Devereux Bayne's (Reid) admiration for her forces him to believe in her. When her chauffeur is mysteriously killed, he drives her to a deserted chateau to protect her from French officers. But the officers get there first, and upon their arrival Devereux and Esme are made prisoners. Escaping through a secret door they come upon Jean, known as the Firefly (Hatton), who has important papers for France. The French officers turn out to be German officers in disguise and they demand the papers. Devereux gives them a false copy of the papers and manages to turn them over to the proper authorities. He wins the heart of Esme and a French Cross of Honor for his bravery.
Cast
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Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Early life
Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...
as Devereux Bayne
*
Ann Little
Ann Little (born Mary Hankins Brooks; February 7, 1891 – May 21, 1984), also known as Anna Little, was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the early 1920s. Today, mos ...
as Esme Falconer
*
Charles Ogle as Von Blenheim
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Raymond Hatton as The Firefly
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Winter Hall as Dunham
*
Ernest Joy as Aide to Von Blenheim
*
William Elmer as Aide to Von Blenheim
*
Clarence Geldart as Aide to Von Blenheim
*Henry Woodward as Georges
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Jane Wolfe as Marie-Jeanne
*
Noah Beery role unknown, (*he's in surviving still in naval uniform)
See also
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Wallace Reid filmography
References
External links
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*Angellotti, Marion Polk (1918),
The Firefly of France', New York: The Century Company, on the Internet Archive
1918 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1918 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Donald Crisp
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
1918 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
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