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The Latent Spark
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Raymond B. West
Cast: Charles Ray [Tom Loomis], Elizabeth Burbridge (Betty Burbridge) [Anne Hull], J. Barney Sherry [Adam Loomis], Gertrude Claire [Mrs. Loomis], William Ehfe [Bud Lodge], Fanny Midgley [Mrs. Hull]
Domino Film Company (New York Motion Picture Corporation) production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Thomas H. Ince. Scenario by William H. Clifford and Thomas H. Ince. / Released 4 June 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Everybody wondered why Tom Loomis wasn’t like his father. Adam Loomis had been a member of the Cedarville Fire Department for years, but when Tom had the honor of being elected to that distinguished body, he refused to accept. It was suspected that Tom’s mother hadn’t exactly urged him to join. Now, Anne Hull had more spirit. At the humiliating news of her fiancé’s cowardice, she had thrown him over for Bud Lodge. One dreadfully dark, windy night, the Hull’s house got afire. Mrs. Hull escaped, but Anne was entrapped in her room. Before the fire department could get into their new uniforms, Tom Loomis had rushed in through the smoke and flame, and saved the girl. Everybody wondered then how Tom ever came through alive. He was frightfully burned, and the fire department went in a body to the hospital and presented him with a cup. Bud Lodge was forced to retire from Anne’s favor, and fire bells were succeeded by wedding bells before the year was up.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 6 June 1914, page ?] A very romantic two-part that will take strongly with simple-hearted audiences. It deals much with those two especially powerful themes: duty misunderstood in ginning and courage highly rewarded in the end. It is, in fact, a pipe-dream picture for the young; we don’t get too many such and it will, we feel sure, be heartily welcome. There is stir in it and amusing acting of character. Thomas H. Ince and W.H. Clifford have the credit of it.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 April 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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