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“THE FIREFLY OF FRANCE”
RECORD OF DARING DEEDS
Wallace Reid Has Strong Role In Unusual War Photoplay
THE daring deeds of the aviators in the Allied service will form material for song and story long, long after the war is ended. It has largely been a war in the air, as H. G. Wells, the English author, once prophesied would come to pass. Many a brave birdman has written history in the circumambient ether, and made for himself an unforgettable memory.
In the new Paramount picture,, “The Firefly
of France,” which is to be seen at
Theatre on next, the deeds of an
intrepid airman are the basis of the story which concerns more particularly the saving of certain important papers that the Firefly has captured from the Germans. Wallace Reid and Ann Little have the leading roles and Raymond Hatton is the Firefly. Donald Crisp directed the picture.
EVENTS ON STEAMSHIP
IN STRONG PHOTOPLAY
Many Exciting Scenes Transpire in “The Firefly of France”
EVENTS aboard a steamship bound for Europe afford many evidences of the skill with which Paramount pictures are produced, and these are shown in “The Firefly of France,” which stars Wallace Reid with Ann Little and which will be seen at Theatre next
In these scenes the work of a German spy is also depicted graphically, and the picture abounds in thrills from beginning to end. Incidentlly, the machinations of Hun agents in a great city hotel are also shown and the film doubtless will serve to indicate the watchfulness necessary for everyone in these days of stress and strain. The picture is based on the story of Marion Polk Angellotti which was published serially in the Saturday Evening Post last winter.
DONALD CRISPS FINE
HAND SEEN IN PICTURE
Famous Boer War Veteran Directed “The Firefly of France”
DONALD CRISP, who directed “The Firefly of France,” which will be seen at the
Theatre next is a
director with a high quality of imagination and artistry. He has done many fine pictures, but it is doubtful if he has excelled this new Paramount offering in which Wallace Reid is starred, with Ann Little featured as his leading woman.
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Mr. Crisp has a thorough knowledge of military matters because he served in the Boer War, and as a result was fitted to make this picture accurate in its militant details. He has faithfully reproduced the story, from the scenario by Margaret Turnbull, based upon the famous story written by Marion Polk Angellotti, and published in the Saturday Evening Post.
FAMOUS WRITER AUTHOR
OF “THE FIREFLY OF FRANCE”
Marion Polk Angellotti is Writer of Note in This Country
Marion polk angellotti, a well
known novelist, wrote “The Firefly of France,” which ran as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post last winter. Margaret Turnbull made it into a picture, and Paramount has given it to the public with Wallace Reid as the star and supported by Ann Little and a capable company, directed by Donald Crisp.
This story concerns the adventures of a young American who becomes entangled in the meshes of a German plot “somewhere in France” and at the same time wins the love of a beautiful girl; not, however, until he has frustrated the plans of the spies, secured important papers obtained from the Germans by the Firefly, an aviator, and turned them over to the Allies. It is a thrilling tale, timely and entertaining throughout.
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