Tongues of Flame
1918 · 50 min · Drama, Romance, Western
A jealous dance-hall girl kills her lover. She escapes from the sheriff who is taking her to jail and hides out in the forest with a recluse who lives in a hollowed-out redwood.
Directed by Colin Campbell · Written by Lanier Bartlett
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Marie Walcamp Teresa -
Gayne Whitman L'Eau Darmant -
Alfred Allen Sheriff Dunn - H Hugh Sutherland Jack Bruce
- J J.P. Wild Rev. Wynn
- L Lillian Clark Nellie Wynn
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