''The Fires of Youth'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by Emile Chautard and starring

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and Ernest Howard.Connelly p.348

Cast

as Iron Hearted Pemberton *

as Billy * Ernest Howard as Billy's Father *

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as Billy's Sister * Robert Vaughn as Jim * James Ewens * Carey L. Hastings * Grace Stevens

References

Bibliography

* Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Emile Chautard Pathé Exchange films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub