The Flames of Chance (1918)
Comedy-drama | 20 January 1918
Cast:
Margery Wilson, Jack Mulhall, Anna Dodge [ More ]Director:
Raymond WellsWriters:
Harvey Gates, Elizabeth HaasProduction Company:
Triangle Film Corp.The film was initially titled The Godson of Jeanette Gontreau, after the short story by Francis William Sullivan on which it was based. Some contemporary sources misidentified the title as Three Godsons of Jeanette Gontreau. Referring to the film by that name, the 1 December 1917 Motion Picture News stated that G. P. Hamilton was likely set to direct. Later that month, the 29 December 1917 Motography announced that filming had begun under the direction of Raymond Wells at Triangle Film Corp.’s studio in Culver City, CA. The cast was said to include Allen Sears , William V. Mong, and Aaron Edwards.
Editing was underway by 5 January 1918, according to that day’s Moving Picture World. The picture was released on 20 January 1918, and received positive reviews in the 26 January 1918 issues of Moving Picture World and Motography.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included the picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
The film was initially titled The Godson of Jeanette Gontreau, after the short story by Francis William Sullivan on which it was based. Some contemporary sources misidentified the title as Three Godsons of Jeanette Gontreau. Referring to the film by that name, the 1 December 1917 Motion Picture News stated that G. P. Hamilton was likely set to direct. Later that month, the 29 December 1917 Motography announced that filming had begun under the direction of Raymond Wells at Triangle Film Corp.’s studio in Culver City, CA. The cast was said to include Allen Sears , William V. Mong, and Aaron Edwards.
Editing was underway by 5 January 1918, according to that day’s Moving Picture World. The picture was released on 20 January 1918, and received positive reviews in the 26 January 1918 issues of Moving Picture World and Motography.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included the picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
During World War I, Jeanette Gontreau becomes a "godmother" to three Allied soldiers imprisoned in a German camp. Describing herself as an old woman, she sends them cheerful letters and baskets of small gifts until one of the soldiers, Harry Ledyard, informs her that he has been released and will visit her in New York. Panic-stricken, Jeanette dons a wig and spectacles, and although she convinces Harry that she is old and gray, she soon falls in love with him. Harry worships his "godmother," and when secret service agents discover coded messages on her letters, he shields her by assuming the blame. Eventually, however, Jeanette's employer, Frederick Armstrong, confesses that it is he who is guilty of espionage. Jeanette reveals her true age to Harry, who joyfully proposes to ...
During World War I, Jeanette Gontreau becomes a "godmother" to three Allied soldiers imprisoned in a German camp. Describing herself as an old woman, she sends them cheerful letters and baskets of small gifts until one of the soldiers, Harry Ledyard, informs her that he has been released and will visit her in New York. Panic-stricken, Jeanette dons a wig and spectacles, and although she convinces Harry that she is old and gray, she soon falls in love with him. Harry worships his "godmother," and when secret service agents discover coded messages on her letters, he shields her by assuming the blame. Eventually, however, Jeanette's employer, Frederick Armstrong, confesses that it is he who is guilty of espionage. Jeanette reveals her true age to Harry, who joyfully proposes to her.
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