The Undying Flame
| The Undying Flame | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Emma Bell Clifton (story) Charles E. Whittaker (scenario) |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Olga Petrova |
| Cinematography | John van den Broek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Undying Flame is a lost[1] 1917 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur, produced by Jesse Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This movie starred Olga Petrova, an English-born actress who became popular in silents playing vamps.[2]
Cast
- Olga Petrova - The Princess / Grace Leslie (*as Madame Olga Petrova)
- Edwin Mordant - The King
- Herbert Evans - The Architect
- Mahlon Hamilton - The Shepherd / Captain Paget
- Warren Cook - General Leslie
- Charles Martin - Colonel Harvey
- Violet Reed - Mrs. Harvey
Censorship
Before The Undying Flame could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of the scene where the Princess' favorite maid is thrown to alligators, and all other scenes of alligators.[3]
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount with excerpt of this film)
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Undying Flame(Wayback Machine)
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 8.