''Sure Fire Flint'' is a 1922 American silent
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Dell Henderson
George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film.
Biography
Born in the Southwestern Ontario ...
and starring
Johnny Hines
John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in trans ...
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Cast
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Johnny Hines
John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in trans ...
as Sure Fire Flint
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Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.
Biography
Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Renshaw Breese and Josephine Busby.
The Opera House in Eureka Springs ...
as Johnny Jets
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Robert Edeson
Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer.
Life and career
Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...
as Anthony De Lanni
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Effie Shannon
Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress.
Biography
Shannon had a 60-year career as starring performer and later character actress. She began as a child actor appearing with John McCullou ...
as Mrs. De Lanni
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J. Barney Sherry as The Proud Father
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Doris Kenyon
Doris Margaret Kenyon (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979) was an American actress of motion pictures and television.
Early life
She grew up in Syracuse, New York, where her family had a home at 1805 Harrison Street. Her father, Dr. J ...
as June De Lanni
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Charles K. Gerrard as Digby Poole
Preservation
With no prints of ''Sure Fire Flint'' located in any film archives,
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Sure Fire Flint''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy ...
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References
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1922 films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
Films directed by Dell Henderson
American black-and-white films
Silent American comedy films
Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy
1922 comedy films
1922 lost films
Lost comedy films
1920s American films
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