Fires of Faith

Fires of Faith is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and written by Beulah Marie Dix and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Catherine Calvert, Eugene O'Brien, Rubye De Remer, Helen Dunbar, Theodore Roberts, Charles Ogle, and Clarence Geldart. The film with a plot concerning The Salvation Army and World War I was released on August 3, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Fires of Faith
Film still on sheet music cover
Directed byEdward José
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byBeulah Marie Dix
Charles E. Whittaker
StarringCatherine Calvert
Eugene O'Brien
Rubye De Remer
Helen Dunbar
Theodore Roberts
Charles Ogle
Clarence Geldart
CinematographyCharles Edgar Schoenbaum
Alvin Wyckoff
Hal Young
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 3, 1919 (1919-08-03)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Elizabeth Blake (Calvert), who has been reared in the country since she was a foundling, is lured to her ruin by an unscrupulous landlord's agent. She runs away to the city and, after many adventures, is rescued by The Salvation Army and made a member of their order. When her county lover Luke (Anderson) finds her, she is about to embark for France, so he enlists in the army in the hope of meeting her in Europe. Harry Hammond (O'Brien), a son of wealth who has scorned The Salvation Army, is shanghaied and taken to London, where a representative of the order persuades him to enlist in the aviation corps. His fiance Agnes Traverse (De Remer), learning of his whereabouts, also dons the scarlet ribboned bonnet and arrives in France. Harry is wounded and Elizabeth, who has learned to love him, remains behind with him when the Allies retreat. Luke arrives and casts his lot with them, and the three hide in the cellar of a deserted chateau taken by the Germans. They resist capture until rescued by the American forces. A military wedding ceremony unites Harry and Agnes and Luke and Elizabeth.

Cast

References
  1. "Fires of Faith". AFI. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Fires of Faith (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Reviews: Fires of Faith". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 8 (4): 53. July 19, 1919.


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