''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Henry King, produced by

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; ; July 1879 (most likely; claimed to be August 27, 1882) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produce ...

, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the

1st Academy Awards The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best 1927 in film, films from 1 August 1927 to 1928 in film, 31 July 1928 a ...

for Best Cinematography for his work in ''The Magic Flame'', ''

The Devil Dancer ''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The film stars Gilda Gray. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer Geor ...

'', and '' Sadie Thompson''. The film promoted itself as the ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' of the circus upon its release.

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Cast

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Cinema of the United ...

as Tito the Clown * Vilma Bánky as Bianca, the acrobat * Agostino Borgato as The Ringmaster *

Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81. Biography Gustav von Seyfferti ...

as The Chancellor * Harvey Clark as The Aide * Shirley Palmer as The Wife * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as The Husband * George Davis as The Utility Man * André Cheron as The Manager * Vadim Uraneff as The Visitor * Meurnier-Surcouf as Sword Swallower * Raoul Paoli as Weight Thrower * William Bakewell * Lucille Ballart * Austen Jewell

Preservation

''The Magic Flame'' is now considered to be a

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. The first five reels are rumored to exist at the

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, though this is disputed.

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