The Flames of Chance

The Flames of Chance

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 20, 1918

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Original Title

The Flames of Chance

Production Companies

Triangle Film Corporation

Director

Raymond Wells

Description

During World War I, Jeanette Gontreau becomes a "godmother" to three Allied soldiers imprisoned in a German camp. Describing herself as an old woman, she sends them cheerful letters and baskets of small gifts until one of the soldiers, Harry Ledyard, informs her that he has been released and will visit her in New York. Panic-stricken, Jeanette dons a wig and spectacles, and although she convinces Harry that she is old and gray, she soon falls in love with him. Harry worships his "godmother," and when secret service agents discover coded messages on her letters, he shields her by assuming the blame.