Overview

Joan Lowrie and her brutal father, Dan, labor in the English coal mines of the 1870's. Fergus Derrick, a new over-man, attempts to make his workers' lives more bearable but incurs Lowrie's wrath when he fires him for smoking in the mine. Bent on vengeance, Lowrie is beaten when he picks a fight with Fergus, then defiantly smokes in a mine tunnel. There is an explosion, Joan rescues Fergus, and their love triumphs over their class barriers. −

Cast

Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis, Kathryn McGuire, Wallace Beery, Fred Kohler, Beatrice Burnham, Emmett King, Frankie Lee

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What is "The Flame of Life" about?

Joan Lowrie and her brutal father, Dan, labor in the English coal mines of the 1870's. Fergus Derrick, a new over-man, attempts to make his workers' lives more bearable but incurs Lowrie's wrath when he fires him for smoking in the mine. Bent on vengeance, Lowrie is beaten when he picks a fight with Fergus, then defiantly smokes in a mine tunnel. There is an explosion, Joan rescues Fergus, and their love triumphs over their class barriers. −

When was "The Flame of Life" released?

The Flame of Life was released in 1923.

Who stars in "The Flame of Life"?

The cast includes Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis, Kathryn McGuire, Wallace Beery.