Flirting with Fate (1916 film)
{{short description|1916 film by Christy Cabanne}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Flirting with Fate
| image = Flirting with Fate.jpg
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| director = Christy Cabanne
| producer =
| writer = Robert M. Baker
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| starring = See below
| music =
| cinematography = William Fildew
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| released = {{Film date|1916|7|9}}
| runtime = 57 minutes
50 minutes (USA)
| country = US
| language = Silent..(English intertitles)
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Flirting with Fate is a 1916 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Douglas Fairbanks. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FlirtingWithFate1916.html Flirting With Fate at silentera.com][http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14092 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Flirting With Fate]
Synopsis
In a desperate, but not-too-courageous, attempt to end his life, a man hires a murderer to do the job for him. Soon, though, things are looking better and he must now avoid the hit.
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks as Augy Holliday
- W.E. Lawrence as Harry, Augy's Friend
- Jewel Carmen as Gladys, the Girl
- Dorothy Haydel as Phyllis, Her Chum
- George Beranger as Automatic Joe
- J.P. McCarty as The Detective
See also
- Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (novel by Jules Verne, 1879)
- The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
- The Whistler (1944)
- You Only Live Once (1952)
- Five Days (1954)
- Up to His Ears (1965)
- Tulips (1981)
- I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
- Bulworth (1998)
- Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0006688}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=Flirting_with_Fate|name=Flirting with Fate}}
{{Christy Cabanne}}
Category:1910s adventure comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Christy Cabanne
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American adventure comedy films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language adventure comedy films
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