Movie Description
The Flashlight
(1917)Overview
Jack Lane (William Stowell) has made an invention for photographing wild animals. It consists of a camera with a trigger -- when the trigger is stepped on by a passing animal, a flash goes off and the camera shoots the picture. Lane goes up to the mountains to try out his new contraption. When a recluse refuses to let him spend the night in his cabin, Lane goes to sleep out of doors, with the camera set up near by. In the middle of the night, he is awakened by the flash and the sound of gunshots. Trekking back to his own cabin the next day, he develops the picture, which is of a girl holding a rifle. He returns to the recluse's cabin where he is arrested for murder.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ida May Park
- Writer : Ida May Park
- Cast : Dorothy Phillips,William Stowell,Lon Chaney,Alfred Allen,George Berrell,Evelyn Selbie,Clyde Benson,Orin Jackson,Mark Fenton
Cast
Delice Brixton
Jack Lane
Henry Norton / Porter Brixton
John Peterson
Barclay (as George Burrell)
Mrs. Barclay
Deputy
Howard, Jack Lane's servant (as O.C. Jackson)
Judge
Facts
Original TitleThe Flashlight
Status Released
Release Information
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1917-05-21
Original Language
Runtime 00h 50m
Production CompaniesBluebird Photoplays
Genres
- Mystery