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The Flaming Forest
The Flaming Forest
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Written by	Waldemar Young; Lotta Woods (titles)
Based on	The Flaming Forest; by James Oliver Curwood
Starring	Antonio Moreno; Renée Adorée
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (*French)
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 21, 1926;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Flaming Forest is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Antonio Moreno and Renée Adorée. The film is based on the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood, and was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1] A two-color Technicolor sequence was shot for a climactic blaze sequence featured in the film.^[2]

This is a preserved film at the Library of Congress.^[3]^[4]

Plot

North-West Mounted Police sergeant David Carrigan (Antonio Moreno) fights Indians and woos Jeanne-Marie (Renée Adorée). As described in a film magazine review,^[5] the parents of Jeanne-Marie are killed when the renegade Indian Jules Lagarre raids the village. Lagarre continues his attacks and forces the people to quit their homes and property and Lagarre moves his forces into the hamlet. At this time, the North-West Mounted Police is just being organized, and in the detachment sent to the village is Sergeant David Carrigan. They arrive and drive off Lagarre and his men, but only temporarily. David falls in love with Jeanne-Marie. Her brother Roger, who is sort of a weakling, kills two of Lagarre's men, but the "justice for all" order forces David to arrest Roger, even though he is a relative of the woman he loves. For this, Jeanne-Marie vows her hate for David. Lagarre leads an Indian attack on the hamlet and a terrific battle is waged. Lagarre kidnaps Jeanne-Marie and David is killed trying to save her. David races through a blazing forest fire to her rescue and eventually the insurrection is quelled. David and Jeanne-Marie are now happy together.

Cast

Antonio Moreno as Sergeant David Carrigan
Renée Adorée as Jeanne-Marie
Gardner James as Roger Audemard
William Austin as Alfred Wimbledon
Tom O'Brien as Mike
Emile Chautard as André Audemard
Oscar Beregi, Sr. as Jules Lagarre
Clarence Geldart as Major Charles McVane
Frank Leigh as Lupin
Charles Ogle as Donald McTavish
Roy Coulson as François
D'Arcy McCoy as Bobbie
Claire McDowell as Mrs. McTavish
Bert Roach as Sloppy
Mary Jane Irving as Ruth McTavish

References

^ The Flaming Forest at silentera.com database
^ Eames, John Douglas (1988). The MGM Story: The Complete History Of Fifty Roaring Years. Crown Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 0-517-52613-1.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Flaming Forest
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.59 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
^ "The Flaming Forest". The Film Daily. 38 (49). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 12 November 28, 1926. Retrieved December 24, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.