A successful businesswoman falls in love with one of her (much younger) factory workers. She doesn't know that he is in love with her younger sister.


In the labyrinthine narrative of 'Smouldering Fires', the protagonist, Eleanor, is a woman of substance, a successful businesswoman, yet her life is about to unravel in a most unexpected manner. Her path intersects with that of Jack, a young and ambitious factory worker, who, unbeknownst to Eleanor, harbors a deep an...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Clarence Brown

William Parke
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" In the labyrinthine narrative of 'Smouldering Fires', the protagonist, Eleanor, is a woman of substance, a successful businesswoman, yet her life is about to unravel in a most unexpected manner. Her path intersects with that of Jack, a young and ambitious factory worker, who, unbeknownst to Eleanor, harbors a deep and intense affection for her younger sister, Elizabeth. This interwoven tapestry of love, duty, and the unspoken truths of familial bonds becomes the crux of the film's narrative, w..."

George Cooper
Sada Cowan, Dwinelle Benthall, Margaret Deland, Melville W. Brown, Howard Higgin
United States

