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Flame of the Argentine
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Wikipedia article
'Flame of the Argentine' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Evelyn Brent, Orville Caldwell and Frank Leigh.Kear & King p.38[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9079 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'..Flame of the Argentine'] It was produced by Film Booking Offices of America, and was released in Britain by Ideal Films. It is now considered a lost film.[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5287/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'..Flame of the Argentine']
Synopsis
Doa Aguila owns a large ranch and a valuable emerald mine in Argentina, but her estate manager Emilio Tovar is trying to swindle her. On a visit to New Orleans, he persuades cabaret performer Inez Remrez to pose as Aguila's long-lost daughter. She returns with him and Doa Aguila it taken in by her, but Remrez is shamed by the older woman's kindness and refuses to help Tovar. He threatens her but she is rescued by American insurance agent Dan Prescott.
Cast
* Evelyn Brent as Inez Remrez
* Orville Caldwell as Dan Prescott
* Frank Leigh as Emilio Tovar
* Daniel Makarenko as Marsini
* Rosita Marstini as Madame Marsini
* Evelyn Selbie as Nana
* Florence Turner as Doa Aguila
References
Bibliography
* Lynn Kear & James King. 'Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook'. McFarland, 2009.
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