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The Flaming Crisis

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The Flaming Crisis
American Theatrical Release Poster 1924
Directed byWilliam H. Grimes
Leo C. Popkin
Written byWilliam H. Grimes
Produced byLawrence Goldman
StarringCalvin Nicholson
Dorothy Dunbar
Henry Dixon
Edited byWilliam H. Grimes
Distributed byMonarch Films
Release date
  • August 21, 1924 (1924-08-21)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Flaming Crisis is a 1924 American short silent Western film written and directed by William H. Grimes.

Plot

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A young black newspaperman is convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to prison. He escapes and makes his way to the southwestern cattle country, where he falls in love with Tex Miller, a beautiful cowgirl. Having rid the territory of an outlaw band, he gives himself up to the law, thinking that he will be sent back to prison. After discovering that the real murderer has confessed, he returns to Tex and the country he has come to love.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Flaming Crisis". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
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