
A jealous dance-hall girl kills her lover. She escapes from the sheriff who is taking her to jail and hides out in the forest with a recluse who lives in a hollowed-out redwood.

Lanier Bartlett, Bret Harte
United States

Tongues of Flame: A Blazing Testament to Human Resilience and Nature's Fury Ah, the silent era! A time when narratives were painted with broad strokes of emotion, where the grand gestures and poignant glances spoke volumes beyond mere dialogue. Among the myriad cinematic offerings of this formative period, To...


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Colin Campbell

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" Tongues of Flame: A Blazing Testament to Human Resilience and Nature's Fury Ah, the silent era! A time when narratives were painted with broad strokes of emotion, where the grand gestures and poignant glances spoke volumes beyond mere dialogue. Among the myriad cinematic offerings of this formative period, Tongues of Flame emerges as a particularly potent concoction of human frailty, primal passion, and the indomitable power of the natural world. It’s a film that, despite its age, stil..."


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