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The Firefly of France (1918)

The Firefly of France poster
Directed by
Donald Crisp
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American man travels to France during World War I. He becomes involved with a woman and a secret mission.

romanticadventurousmelodramaticold-fashionedbittersweetnostalgicunderstated

What happens

The Firefly of France is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Margaret Turnbull based upon a novelette by Marion Polk Angelotti. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Charles Ogle, Raymond Hatton, Winter Hall, and Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 7, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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