The Flames of Chance


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 20, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Triangle Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Godson of Jeanette Gontreau" by Francis William Sullivan in Ladies' Home Journal (Oct 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

During World War I, Jeanette Gontreau becomes a "godmother" to three Allied soldiers imprisoned in a German camp. Describing herself as an old woman, she sends them cheerful letters and baskets of small gifts until one of the soldiers, Harry Ledyard, informs her that he has been released and will visit her in New York. Panic-stricken, Jeanette dons a wig and spectacles, and although she convinces Harry that she is old and gray, she soon falls in love with him. Harry worships his "godmother," and when secret service agents discover coded messages on her letters, he shields her by assuming the blame. Eventually, however, Jeanette's employer, Frederick Armstrong, confesses that it is he who is guilty of espionage. Jeanette reveals her true age to Harry, who joyfully proposes to her.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 20, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Triangle Distributing Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Godson of Jeanette Gontreau" by Francis William Sullivan in Ladies' Home Journal (Oct 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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