The Flashlight

The Flashlight is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips and William Stowell. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the short story by Albert M. Treynore. This was the first film Ida May Park ever directed.

The Flashlight
Directed byIda May Park
Written byIda May Park
Albert Treynor
Produced byBluebird Photoplays
StarringLon Chaney
Dorothy Phillips
CinematographyKing D. Gray
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 21, 1917 (1917-05-21)
Running time
5 reels (50 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Lon Chaney played a dual role in this film, appearing as both the murdered victim Porter Brixton as well as Brixton's stepbrother Harry Norton (see Plot section below). The film's original working title was The Flashlight Girl. The film is today considered lost. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in heavy makeup in the role of Henry Norton.

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