The Flashlight

May 21, 1917 50m Released

Storyline

Jack Lane (William Stowell) has made an invention for photographing wild animals. It consists of a camera with a trigger -- when the trigger is stepped on by a passing animal, a flash goes off and the camera shoots the picture. Lane goes up to the mountains to try out his new contraption. When a recluse refuses to let him spend the night in his cabin, Lane goes to sleep out of doors, with the camera set up near by. In the middle of the night, he is awakened by the flash and the sound of gunshots. Trekking back to his own cabin the next day, he develops the picture, which is of a girl holding a rifle. He returns to the recluse's cabin where he is arrested for murder.

Key Information

Director Ida May Park
Writers Albert Treynor, Ida May Park
Studio Bluebird Photoplays
Language EN

Photos

Cast & Crew

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

Delice Brixton

William Stowell

William Stowell

Jack Lane

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Henry Norton / Porter Brixton

Alfred Allen

Alfred Allen

John Peterson

George Berrell

George Berrell

Barclay (as George Burrell)

Evelyn Selbie

Evelyn Selbie

Mrs. Barclay

Clyde Benson

Deputy

Orin Jackson

Howard, Jack Lane's servant (as O.C. Jackson)

Mark Fenton

Judge

Frequently Asked Questions

The Flashlight was released on May 21, 1917.

The runtime of The Flashlight is 50m.

The Flashlight is a Mystery movie.

The Flashlight is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Flashlight was directed by Ida May Park.

The main cast of The Flashlight includes Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, Lon Chaney.

The Flashlight is originally in English.