The Flame of Youth
James Gordon, Sr., owner of the Gordon syndicate, dispatches his roughneck son Jimmy to investigate why production has fallen off in his opal mine on an island off the coast of lower California. After an argument with his fiancée, socialite Lucy Andrews, Jimmy leaves for the island where he is met by Juan, McCool's servant who, along with Jasper Sneedham, has been cheating the company. On the launch, Juan tries to eliminate Jimmy by hitting him over the head, but the lad escapes and swims to shore where he is rescued by Sneedham's stepdaughter Nadine. Nadine takes Jimmy to the hut of mine foreman Fred Haimer, the only honest man on the island.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1917 |
| Genre | Drama, Adventure |
| Director | Elmer Clifton |
| Runtime | 50 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (2 votes) |
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The film constructs a classic adventure drama, relying on the contrast between civilization and wild nature, and the conflict of integrity versus greed. Using island isolation as a metaphor for character testing, it explores whether a spoiled heir can prove his resilience.
What lingers after viewing is the tension of a detective story with a romantic subtext, where each twist unravels the fraud. The clear morality and swift action are pure silent-era escapism. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Elmer Clifton
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Watch in the evening with a cup of tea, as a classic serial, diving into the atmosphere of an old adventure novel.
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