| The Flashlight | |
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| Directed by | Ida May Park |
| Written by | Ida May Park Albert Treynor |
| Produced by | Bluebird Photoplays |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Dorothy Phillips |
| Cinematography | King D. Gray |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels (50 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Flashlight is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips and William Stowell. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the short story by Albert M. Treynore. This was the first film Ida May Park ever directed.
Lon Chaney played a dual role in this film, appearing as both the murdered victim Porter Brixton as well as Brixton's stepbrother Harry Norton (see Plot section below). The film's original working title was The Flashlight Girl.[1] The film is today considered lost. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in heavy makeup in the role of Henry Norton.[2]
- ^ "Silent Era: The Flashlight". silentera. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ^ Mirsalis, Jon C. "The Flashlight". Lonchaney.org. Retrieved December 11, 2020.