The Flaming Hour

The Flaming Hour is a 1922 American drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by George Randolph Chester. The film stars Frank Mayo, Helen Ferguson, Melbourne MacDowell, Charles Clary, Albert MacQuarrie and Tom Kennedy. The film was released on December 12, 1922, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[1][2][3]

The Flaming Hour
Still with Ferguson and Mayo
Directed byEdward Sedgwick
Screenplay byGeorge Randolph Chester
Story byLillian Josephine Chester
StarringFrank Mayo
Helen Ferguson
Melbourne MacDowell
Charles Clary
Albert MacQuarrie
Tom Kennedy
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • December 12, 1922 (1922-12-12)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The film is a member of the Universal-produced and Carl Laemmle-selected "The Laemmle Nine", which also includes A Dangerous Game, The Ghost Patrol, Kindled Courage, The Scarlet Car, The Power of a Lie, The First Degree, The Love Letter, and The Gentleman From America.[4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[5] the black powder and fireworks plant of Danby and Son is under the management of Bruce Henderson (Mayo). He loves Lucille (Ferguson), daughter of John Danby (MacDowell). Sales manager Richard Mower (Clary) is his rival for Lucille's affections. Bruce and the elder Danby quarrel, and Bruce is discharged, but Lucille stays faithful to him and they are married. Richard takes Bruce's place, but Danby is unaware that the promoted sales manager is stealing from him. The peace of Bruce's wedded life vanishes when Richard makes a call on Lucille. Bruce flares into a rage and makes such an exhibition of himself that his wife leaves him, returning to her father. The deserted husband goes fast downhill, but is still anxious to protect the Danby's from Richard's crooked work in the plant. Bruce, disguised, gets a job as a laborer in the plant and secures final evidence of Richard's guilt. Danby and his daughter enter the plant and witness a robbery executed by Richard and a confederate. Richard locks his employer and Lucille in a vault. Encountering Bruce outside, he fires a shot but misses him. The bullet strikes some fireworks and the plant explodes in sections. Bruce struggles desperately through the furnace of projectiles and exploding dynamite and rescues his wife and her father.

Cast

References
  1. "The Flaming Hour (1922) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. Janiss Garza. "Flaming Hour (1922)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. "The Flaming Hour". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. "New Group Called The Laemmle Nine". Universal Weekly. 16 (16): 14. December 2, 1922.
  5. "The Flaming Hour: Universal Photoplay in Five Parts". Exhibitor's Trade Review. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc. 13 (7): 375. January 13, 1923. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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