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  • The Flame of Life (1923)
  • 70 min | Drama
The Flame of Life (1923)
70 min | Drama

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. ...See moreJoan 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. Written by AFI See less
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Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel "That Lass o' Lowrie's") | Elliott J. Clawson (scenario)
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Updated Feb 5, 1923

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Feb 5, 1923 (United States)

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