The World Aflame (1919)
Wealthy businessman Carson Burr discovers first-hand the problem of social unrest when he loses his cook and his chauffeur and he is insulted by a waiter. Burr runs for mayor to improve the labor situation and is elected. The editor of The Red Messenger organizes the streetcar drivers to begin a general strike, but Burr manages to break up the strike
Director:
Ernest C. Warde
Writer:
Frank Keenan
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Frank Keenan as Carson Burr |
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Kathleen Kerrigan as Mrs. Burr |
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Clark Marshall as Theodore Burr |
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Janice Wilson as Roxy Burr |
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Bert Sprotte as Nicolai Poppoff |
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Claire Du Brey as Emma Reich |
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Joseph McManus as George Knox |
| Writing | Frank Keenan | Story |
| Writing | Frank Keenan | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ernest C. Warde | Director |
| Writing | Jack Cunningham | Scenario Writer |