''Flying Colors'' is a 1917 silent American action film directed by

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage ( né Borzaga; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for his film ''7th Heaven ...

for

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, starring William Desmond as detective Brent Brewster.George A. Katchmer ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses'' 2002 1476609055 "Flying Colors, an action story with William Desmond and Golda Madden ..." The film also featured

Golda Madden Golda Madden (July 17, 1886 – October 26, 1960) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography Madden was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1886. She was a first cousin of actor/director Harold Lloyd on her mother' ...

, Jack Livingston as Captain Drake, J. Barney Sherry as Craig Lansing, and a small role for Desmond's future wife Mary McIvor as a stenographer.

Cast

* William Desmond as Brent Brewster *

as Ann * Jack Livingston as Captain Drake * J. Barney Sherry as Craig Lansing * Mary McIvor as Stenographer * Laura Sears as Ruth Lansing *

George W. Chase George William Chase (1810April 17, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in the town of Maryland, New York, Chase attended the common schools. He became a farmer, miller, leather manufacturer, and merchant in Schenevus, New Yor ...

as Jimmy McMahon *

J. P. Lockney John P. Loughlin, known professionally as John P. Lockney, was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. Partial filmography * '' The Bride of ...

as Brewster Sr.

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* * * 1917 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American action films 1910s action films Films directed by Frank Borzage 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub