Tongues of Flame
Cast & Crew
Joseph Henabery
Thomas Meighan
Bessie Love
Eileen Percy
Berton Churchill
John Miltern
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Synopsis
The town of Edgewater, built on land formerly belonging to "Siwash" Indians, owes its prosperity to its wealthy developer, Boland. When he attempts to buy the remainder of the Siwash Reservation, the Indians, led by Lahleet, their beautiful schoolteacher, are distrustful, and Boland refers them to Henry Harrington, a respected young lawyer under whose command some of their number served in the Great War. Harrington advises them to accept Boland's generous offer and draws up the necessary papers. After the sale, Boland sinks oil wells on the land; angered at this duplicity and fraud, Harrington exposes him as a common swindler. Boland then has Harrington jailed on a false charge of robbery. Meanwhile, an action instituted by Hornblower, a shyster, on the Indians' behalf results in a court decision awarding the tribe the entire town of Edgewater, owing to irregularities in Boland's original surveys. The townspeople, angered at Boland, set fire to his properties. Released from jail when the fires burn out of control, Harrington organizes the Indians and saves the town. The Indians get back their reservation and return Edgewater to its grateful citizens. Harrington declares his love for Lahleet.
Director
Joseph Henabery
Cast
Thomas Meighan
Bessie Love
Eileen Percy
Berton Churchill
John Miltern
Leslie Stowe
Nick Thompson
Jerry Devine
Kate Mayhew
Cyril Ring
Crew
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