''Flirting with Death'' is a 1917 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

and starring

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

Agnes Vernon Agnes Vernon (18951948) was an American film actress of the Silent film, silent era. While still in her teens, she experienced a meteoric ascent from obscurity to Box office, box-office sensation. After turning twenty-three and a movie career fa ...

and

Frank MacQuarrie Frank MacQuarrie (January 27, 1875 in San Francisco – December 25, 1950 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actor. He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, George MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie. Filmography * '' The Black ...

.Parish & Pitts p.71

Cast

as 'Sky High' Billy Wardwell *

as Jane Higginbotham *

as 'Domino' Dominick *

Mark Fenton Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 – July 29, 1925) was an American stage performer and motion-picture character actor who appeared in at least 80 films between 1914 and 1925. Fenton had considerable experience performing on stage prior to ...

as Dave Higginbotham * Doc Crane as Ed Warmbath * Fred Unger as Murphy

References

Bibliography

*James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Elmer Clifton 1910s American films English-language comedy films {{1910s-US-film-stub