''The Flame of the Yukon'' is an extant 1917 American silent

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starring

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and directed by Charles Miller. The film was produced and distributed by the

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. It is a surviving Triangle film at the

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, Packard facility.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Flame of the Yukon''
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in a 1926 film starring

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Cast

- Ethel Evans / "The Flame" *

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- Black Jack Hovey *

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- George Fowler *

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- Dolly *

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- George Fowler (as Carl Ullman) *May Palmer - Mrs. George Fowler

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* * 1917 films American silent feature films 1917 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Miller Triangle Film Corporation films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub