''The Flaming Crisis'' is a 1924 American
short
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silent Western
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film written and directed by
William H. Grimes.
Plot
A young black newspaperman is convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to prison. He escapes and makes his way to the southwestern cattle country, where he falls in love with Tex Miller, a beautiful cowgirl. Having rid the territory of an outlaw band, he gives himself up to the law, thinking that he will be sent back to prison. After discovering that the real murderer has confessed, he returns to Tex and the country he has come to love.
Cast
* Calvin Nicholson as Newspaperman
*
Dorothy Dunbar
Dorothy Dunbar Lawson (May 28, 1902 – October 23, 1992) was an American actress and socialite, who appeared in silent film, silent movies in the 1920s.
Early years
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dunbar became an actress despite her fat ...
as Tex Miller
*
Talford White
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Henry Dixon as Mark Lethler
* Kathryn Sherman
* Marie Chester
* Arther Yeargan
* William Butler
References
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1924 films
1924 Western (genre) films
1920s crime films
1920s romance films
American black-and-white films
American crime films
American romance films
Films directed by William H. Grimes
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
English-language romance films
1920s English-language films
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