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      Smouldering Fires

      Released Jan 18, 1925 1h 20m Drama List
      Reviews Attracted to young Robert Elliott (Malcolm McGregor), who works in the factory she manages, Jane Vale (Pauline Frederick) promotes him -- and then falls in love with him. To quell the rumors that begin spreading, Robert proposes to Jane. But before the wedding, Jane's younger sister, Dorothy (Laura La Plante), meets Robert and they fall in love. Robert marries Jane out of loyalty, but soon after, Jane realizes their age difference is too great, and conspires to bring him together with Dorothy. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Harvey 48 Hills This elegant soap opera ought to be hokum, but director Clarence Brown (who would go on to numerous Garbo vehicles, as well as classics like National Velvet and The Yearling) doesn’t treat it as such. May 9, 2022 Full Review Michael Barrett PopMatters Clarence Brown was an impeccably intelligent sentimentalist, and with Smouldering Fires he sets one of his delicately emotional dramas in the world of big business. May 5, 2022 Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Smouldering Fires is an intelligent picture -- and intelligent pictures are very rare these days. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A well made romance drama staring Pauline Frederick who made 40+ silent features & sadly only 4 have survived (well now 5 including the one I recently found Paid in Full (1919). Pauline Frederick was from the stage & you sure know it! She has a real presence on screen. This is a story of a hard business woman falling for a young co-worker who falls for her shortly then veers towards a younger co-worker. To this films credit it really isn't cliche at all, it takes a fresh turn 3/4's in & due to Frederick's performance it's all the more believable. A top rate silent drama! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Silent melodrama is sluggish. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Attracted to young Robert Elliott (Malcolm McGregor), who works in the factory she manages, Jane Vale (Pauline Frederick) promotes him -- and then falls in love with him. To quell the rumors that begin spreading, Robert proposes to Jane. But before the wedding, Jane's younger sister, Dorothy (Laura La Plante), meets Robert and they fall in love. Robert marries Jane out of loyalty, but soon after, Jane realizes their age difference is too great, and conspires to bring him together with Dorothy.
      Director
      Clarence Brown
      Screenwriter
      Sada Cowan, Howard Higgin
      Distributor
      Grapevine Video, Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Universal Pictures
      Genre
      Drama
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 18, 1925, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 28, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 20m