Flames (1917 film)

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Flames is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Margaret Bannerman, Owen Nares and Edward O'Neill. [1] It is based on an 1897 novel by Robert Hichens. It follows the experiments of a strange occultist.

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  1. "Flames (1917) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2016.