''Lucretia Lombard'', also known as ''Flaming Passion'', is a 1923 American silent

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directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by

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Based upon the 1922 novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris, it stars

Irene Rich Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. Early life Rich was born in Buffalo, New York. At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...

, Monte Blue, and a young

Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

, just prior to her signing with

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Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $348,000 domestically and $37,000 foreign.

Preservation status

This film still survives at

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and Pacific Film Archive. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons, Sales Book Directed at TV
/ref> in the 1950s and shown on television.

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* * 1923 films American silent feature films Films directed by Jack Conway Films based on American novels Warner Bros. films Films produced by Harry Rapf 1923 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Surviving American silent films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub