Fires of Faith
{{short description|1919 film by Edward José}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Fires of Faith
| image = Sheet music cover - FIRES OF FAITH (1919).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film still on sheet music cover
| director = Edward José
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
| screenplay = Beulah Marie Dix
Charles E. Whittaker
| starring = Catherine Calvert
Eugene O'Brien
Rubye De Remer
Helen Dunbar
Theodore Roberts
Charles Ogle
Clarence Geldart
| music =
| cinematography = Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Alvin Wyckoff
Hal Young
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1919|8|3}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=15318|title=Fires of Faith|publisher=AFI|accessdate=15 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/494277/fires-of-faith|title=Fires of Faith (1919) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=15 January 2015}}
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Fires of Faith |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=8 |issue=4 |page=53 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=July 19, 1919 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald09exhi}} 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
- Catherine Calvert as Elizabeth Blake
- Eugene O'Brien as Harry Hammond
- Rubye De Remer as Agnes Traverse
- Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Traverse
- Theodore Roberts as Salvationist
- Charles Ogle as William Booth
- Clarence Geldart as Railton
- James Neill as Booth's Secretary
- Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Booth
- Pat Moore as Jules, Pierre's Grandson
- Fred Huntley as Joe Lee
- Lucille Ward as Mrs. Lee
- Mowbray Berkeley as Mark Southard
- Robert Anderson as Luke Barlow
- Evangeline Booth as herself
References
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External links
{{commons category|Fires of Faith (1919 film)}}
- {{IMDb title|0010129|Fires of Faith}}
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Edward José
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language drama films
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