The Flashlight 107 years old

The Flashlight

Jack Lane (William Stowell) has made an invention for photographing wild animals. It consists of a camera with a trigger -- when the trigger is stepped on by a passing animal, a flash goes off and the camera shoots the picture. Lane goes up to the mountains to try out his new contraption. When a recluse refuses to let him spend the night in his cabin, Lane goes to sleep out of doors, with the camera set up near by. In the middle of the night, he is awakened by the flash and the sound of gunshots. Trekking back to his own cabin the next day, he develops the picture, which is of a girl holding a rifle. He returns to the recluse's cabin where he is arrested for murder.

Credits

The Flashlight Cast

Name Character
Lon Chaney He was 34, 47 years old when he died
Evelyn Selbie She was 45, 79 years old when she died
Mark Fenton He was 50, 58 years old when he died
Alfred Allen He was 51, 81 years old when he died

The Flashlight Crew

Name Department
Ida May Park as Director. She was 37 (74) years old when She died Directing
Ida May Park as Writer. She was 37 (74) years old when She died Writing
The Flashlight (107 years)

  • Release day: Monday, May 21, 1917
  • Runtime: 50 minutes