Tongues of Flame


Tongues of Flame is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a novel by Peter Clark MacFarlane and was directed by Joseph Henabery. The film starred Thomas Meighan and Bessie Love. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is now a lost film.

Production

The picture was filmed at Great Neck and Manhasset Bay on Long Island, New York.

Plot

The Native American Siwash people have been displaced from their land and live on a reservation. Wealthy Boland attempts to buy the reservation from the Siwash, who consult honest attorney Harrington for advice. Harrington looks into the contract and advises the Siwash to accept it. However, after the sale goes through, Boland drills for oil on the land, violating the contract. This angers Harrington, who exposes Boland's fraud. In retaliation, Boland has Harrington arrested on false charges.
A local court looks into the surveys associated with Boland's contracts, and returns all the Siwash native lands to them. Harrington is released from prison, and falls in love with the Siwash schoolteacher Lahleet.

Cast

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews, although Bessie Love's performance was praised.