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The Firefly of Tough Luck
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Wikipedia article
'The Firefly of Tough Luck' is an American 1917 silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by J. G. Hawks. It was produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation, and starred Alma Rubens and Charles Gunn.
Plot
The Firefly (Rubens), a cabaret performer at one of New York City's biggest restaurants, finds herself out of work as businesses close along Broadway during World War I. She accepts a position as an entertainer in a desert mining town called Baxter Junction, where a surprise is in store for her.
Starring
* Alma Rubens as The Firefly
* Charles Gunn as Danny Ward
* Walt Whitman as "Tough Luck" Baxter
* Darrell Foss as Bert Wilcox
* Jack Curtis as Happy Jack Clarke
Production
The production was filmed at Triangle's Culver City studio as well as in the desert. Rubens and Whitman disliked working on location in the sun and heat of August, so Hopper tried to minimize time shooting outdoor scenes.
Release
The film was noted as a box-office smash.
Preservation
The film is now considered lost.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5266/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The Firefly of Tough Luck']
References
Category:1917 films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Alfred L. Werker
Category:Films directed by E. Mason Hopper
Category:Lost American films
Category:Triangle Film Corporation films
Category:1910s American films
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