Flame of Passion (1915)
Melodrama | 11 October 1915
Director:
Tom TerrissWriter:
Tom TerrissProducer:
Tom TerrissProduction Company:
Terriss Feature Film Co.The 16 Oct 1915 Motion Picture News reported that shooting took place on the island of Jamaica earlier that year. British actor Tom Terriss, of the Terriss Feature Film Co., chose the location for its “extraordinary beauty,” and cast Elaine Terriss as the “Vampire woman,” based on her extensive experience playing a similar character on the legitimate stage. While the article claimed that the actress was Tom Terris’s wife, other sources suggested that she may have been his older sister, Ellaline Terriss, later known as Lady Hicks. The Terriss company was based in Yonkers, NY.
According to the 16 Oct 1915 Moving Picture World, the film had been released sometime that month and was booked for numerous engagements throughout North America and England. While the 23 Oct 1915 Moving Picture World complained that the film suffered from a “lack of careful editing,” the 5 Nov 1915 Var was considerably more generous.
Articles in the 18 Dec 1915 Motion Picture News and the 3 Mar 1919 Wid’s Daily reported the film’s rejection by the Pennsylvania censorship board.
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The 16 Oct 1915 Motion Picture News reported that shooting took place on the island of Jamaica earlier that year. British actor Tom Terriss, of the Terriss Feature Film Co., chose the location for its “extraordinary beauty,” and cast Elaine Terriss as the “Vampire woman,” based on her extensive experience playing a similar character on the legitimate stage. While the article claimed that the actress was Tom Terris’s wife, other sources suggested that she may have been his older sister, Ellaline Terriss, later known as Lady Hicks. The Terriss company was based in Yonkers, NY.
According to the 16 Oct 1915 Moving Picture World, the film had been released sometime that month and was booked for numerous engagements throughout North America and England. While the 23 Oct 1915 Moving Picture World complained that the film suffered from a “lack of careful editing,” the 5 Nov 1915 Var was considerably more generous.
Articles in the 18 Dec 1915 Motion Picture News and the 3 Mar 1919 Wid’s Daily reported the film’s rejection by the Pennsylvania censorship board.
After inheriting a plantation in Jamaica from his late uncle, socialite Dick Lorient travels to the island while his fiancée, Dulcie Lanyon, remains in New York City. Plantation overseer John Stark, who stands to inherit the land if Dick should die, persuades his alluring mistress to seduce the young visitor, ply him with liquor and place him under her power. Before long, the vampire woman leaves Dick a physical wreck. When Dulcie arrives in search of her fiancé, John becomes infatuated and abducts her. The jealous temptress attempts to stab John, but he retaliates and kills her. Freed from the vixen’s power, Dick goes to Dulcie’s rescue. Following a chase through waterfalls, mountain slopes, and crevasses, Dick hurls John into the mouth of a smoking volcano. Dick and Dulcie then return home to ...
After inheriting a plantation in Jamaica from his late uncle, socialite Dick Lorient travels to the island while his fiancée, Dulcie Lanyon, remains in New York City. Plantation overseer John Stark, who stands to inherit the land if Dick should die, persuades his alluring mistress to seduce the young visitor, ply him with liquor and place him under her power. Before long, the vampire woman leaves Dick a physical wreck. When Dulcie arrives in search of her fiancé, John becomes infatuated and abducts her. The jealous temptress attempts to stab John, but he retaliates and kills her. Freed from the vixen’s power, Dick goes to Dulcie’s rescue. Following a chase through waterfalls, mountain slopes, and crevasses, Dick hurls John into the mouth of a smoking volcano. Dick and Dulcie then return home to marry.
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