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                  Frederick Warde (left) and Helen Badgley. 
                  Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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            The Fires of Youth 
            (1917) United States of America 
            B&W : Five reels 
            Directed by Emile Chautard
            Cast: Frederick Warde [‘Iron-Hearted’ Pemberton], Helen Badgley [Billy], Jeanne Eagels [her sister], Ernest Howard [Billy’s father], Robert Vaughn [Jim], James Ewens, Carey L. Hastings, Grace Stevens 
            Thanhouser Film Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Gold Rooster Plays]. / Scenario by Agnes Christine Johnson (Agnes Christine Johnston). Assistant director, James Ewens. Cinematography by Jacques Bizeul. / No copyright registration. Released 17 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the United Kingdom in a two-reel abridged version by Imperial Film Company, Limited [Imperial Screen-Novel]. 
            Drama: Social. 
            Survival status: Prints exist in the film holdings of Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (EmGee Film Library collection) [abridged two-reel version]; and in the film holdings of JEF Films, Incorporated. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Listing updated: 3 December 2024. 
            References: Limbacher-Feature p. 80; Slide-Aspects p. 77 : ClasIm-241 p. C10; ClasIm-298 p. 17; ClasIm-311 p. 15 : Website-Thanhouser. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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