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| director = [[Donald Crisp]]
| director = [[Donald Crisp]]
| producer = [[Jesse L. Lasky]]
| producer = [[Jesse L. Lasky]]
| screenplay = Marion Polk Angelotti<br>[[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]]
| screenplay = [[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]]
| based on = {{based on|''The Firefly of France''|Marion Polk Angelotti}}
| starring = [[Wallace Reid]]<br>[[Ann Little]]<br>Charles Ogle<br>[[Raymond Hatton]]<br>[[Winter Hall]]<br>[[Ernest Joy]]
| starring = [[Wallace Reid]]<br>[[Ann Little]]<br>Charles Ogle<br>[[Raymond Hatton]]<br>[[Winter Hall]]<br>[[Ernest Joy]]
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| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
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| language = English
| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
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'''''The Firefly of France''''' is a lost<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5265/default.html The Library of Congress Amerian Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Firefly of France'']</ref> 1918 American silent [[Drama film|drama]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Donald Crisp]] and written by Marion Polk Angelotti and [[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]]. The film stars [[Wallace Reid]], [[Ann Little]], Charles Ogle, [[Raymond Hatton]], [[Winter Hall]] and [[Ernest Joy]]. The film was released on July 7, 1918, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/494268/The-Firefly-of-France/|title=The Firefly of France (1918) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/91500/Firefly-of-France/overview|title=Firefly-of-France - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>
'''''The Firefly of France''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5265/default.html The Library of Congress Amerian Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Firefly of France'']</ref> 1918 American silent [[drama film]] directed by [[Donald Crisp]] and written by [[Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)|Margaret Turnbull]] based upon a novelette by Marion Polk Angelotti. The film stars [[Wallace Reid]], [[Ann Little]], Charles Ogle, [[Raymond Hatton]], [[Winter Hall]], and [[Ernest Joy]]. The film was released on July 7, 1918, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/494268/The-Firefly-of-France/|title=The Firefly of France (1918) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/91500/Firefly-of-France/overview|title=Firefly-of-France - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ''The Firefly of France'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=7 |issue=3 |page=29 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=July 15, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald07exhi}}</ref> while the actions of Esme Falconer (Little) are suspicious, Devereux Bayne's (Reid) admiration for her forces him to believe in her. When her chauffeur is mysteriously killed, he drives her to a deserted chateau to protect her from French officers. But the officers get there first, and upon their arrival Devereux and Esme are made prisoners. Escaping through a secret door they come upon Jean, known as the Firefly (Hatton), who has important papers for France. The French officers turn out to be German officers in disguise and they demand the papers. Devereux gives them a false copy of the papers and manages to turn them over to the proper authorities. He wins the heart of Esme and a French Cross of Honor for his bravery.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Wallace Reid]] as Devereux Bayne
*[[Wallace Reid]] as Devereux Bayne
*[[Ann Little]] as Esme Falconer
*[[Ann Little]] as Esme Falconer
*Charles Ogle as Von Blenheim (*[[Charles Stanton Ogle]])
*[[Charles Stanton Ogle|Charles Ogle]] as Von Blenheim
*[[Raymond Hatton]] as The Firefly
*[[Raymond Hatton]] as The Firefly
*[[Winter Hall]] as Dunham
*[[Winter Hall]] as Dunham
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* {{IMDb title|0009070|The Firefly of France}}
* {{IMDb title|0009070|The Firefly of France}}
* {{allmovie|firefly-of-france-v91500|synopsis}}
* {{allmovie|firefly-of-france-v91500|synopsis}}
*Angellotti, Marion Polk (1918), ''[https://archive.org/details/fireflyoffrance00angerich The Firefly of France]'', New York: The Century Company, on the Internet Archive


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The Firefly of France
Directed byDonald Crisp
Screenplay byMargaret Turnbull
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringWallace Reid
Ann Little
Charles Ogle
Raymond Hatton
Winter Hall
Ernest Joy
CinematographyHenry Kotani
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 7, 1918 (1918-07-07)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Firefly of France is a lost[1] 1918 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Margaret Turnbull based upon a novelette by Marion Polk Angelotti. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Charles Ogle, Raymond Hatton, Winter Hall, and Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 7, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] while the actions of Esme Falconer (Little) are suspicious, Devereux Bayne's (Reid) admiration for her forces him to believe in her. When her chauffeur is mysteriously killed, he drives her to a deserted chateau to protect her from French officers. But the officers get there first, and upon their arrival Devereux and Esme are made prisoners. Escaping through a secret door they come upon Jean, known as the Firefly (Hatton), who has important papers for France. The French officers turn out to be German officers in disguise and they demand the papers. Devereux gives them a false copy of the papers and manages to turn them over to the proper authorities. He wins the heart of Esme and a French Cross of Honor for his bravery.

Cast

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress Amerian Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Firefly of France
  2. ^ "The Firefly of France (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Firefly-of-France - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Reviews: The Firefly of France". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (3). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 29. July 15, 1918.
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