Name: Flirting with Fate
Released: 1916
Duration: 43 s
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Howard Gaye, Jewel Carmen, W. E. Lawrence, George Beranger

Brief Synopsis

In the midst of an emotional depression, a man hires a murderer to kill him. But the despair soon passes, and the man must now escape the killer he's hired to end his life.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

The Assassin

Release Date

Jul 9, 1916

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Fine Arts Film Co.

Distribution Company

Triangle Film Corp.

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Duration

43m

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Film Length

5 reels

Synopsis

Penniless artist Augy Holliday falls in love with a society girl named Gladys. Gladys' status-conscious aunt rejects Augy as a suitor, but he nonetheless decides to propose. Gladys hears Augy rehearse his proposal with another woman, believes the rehearsal to be real, and so decides to marry someone else. Despondent, Augy unsuccessfully tries to kill himself and then pays Automatic Joe fifty dollars to do it for him. Soon, however, Augy's financial situation improves, and Gladys learns the truth about his intentions. So Augie gets the girl, but must avoid the man hired to kill him. Finally, Joe finds Augy, but having also found religion, he wants not to kill Augy, but only to return the fifty dollars.