''Wandering Fires'' is a 1925 American silent

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produced and directed by

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and stars

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. It was distributed in the United States by

Arrow Film Corporation Arrow Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company during the silent era from 1915 to 1926. An independent company it operated alongside the established studios. Originally formed to supply films for Pathé Exchang ...

and in the United Kingdom by

Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the Silent film, silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an ...

. Campbell's wife, stage star

Henrietta Crosman Henrietta Foster Crosman (September 2, 1861 – October 31, 1944) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Crosman was born in Wheeling, Virginia, to George Crosman Jr. a Civil War Major, and Mary B. Wick, a niece of composer Step ...

, appears in the film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a young woman who is the victim of a scandalous tale involving her lover, who is believed killed in France during the

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, is loved by another young man who, knowing the tale, still urges her to marry him. After they are married, the husband becomes jealous of the lost lover, who one day turns up with an arm gone and his mind a blank from

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. His mental balance is restored, however, and he absolves his former sweetheart of any wrongdoing. Thereafter, the husband and wife are happy again.

Cast

as Guerda Anthony *

George Hackathorne George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1939. Hackathorne was born and educated in Pendleton, Oregon. Despite his mother's wishes ...

as Raymond Carroll *

Wallace MacDonald Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer. Biography MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He started as a mess ...

as Norman Yuell *

Effie Shannon Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress. Biography Shannon had a 60-year career as starring performer and later character actress. She began as a child actor appearing with John McCullou ...

as Mrs. Satorius *

as Mrs. Carroll

Preservation

A print of ''Wandering Fires'' is held by the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Wandering Fires''
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References

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* * 1925 films American silent feature films Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white films Films directed by Maurice Campbell 1925 drama films Silent American drama films Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub