The Firefly of Tough Luck

The Firefly of Tough Luck is 1917 silent comic Western film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by J. G. Hawks. The film was produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation, and starred Alma Rubens and Charles Gunn.[1][2]

The Firefly of Tough Luck
Still featuring co-stars Charles Gunn
and Alma Rubens
Directed byE. Mason Hopper
Alfred L. Werker (asst.)
Screenplay byJ. G. Hawks
StarringAlma Rubens
Charles Gunn
CinematographyCharles J. Stumar
Production
company
Release date
October 21, 1917 (USA)

Plot

The Firefly (Rubens), a cabaret performer at one of New York City's biggest restaurants, finds herself out of work as businesses close along Broadway during World War I. She accepts a position as an entertainer in a mining town out west called Baxter Junction, where a surprise is in store for her.[3]

Starring

Production

The production was filmed at Triangle's Culver City studio as well as in the desert. Rubens and Whitman disliked working on location in the sun and heat of August, so Hopper tried to minimize time shooting outdoor scenes.[4]

Release

The film was noted as a box-office smash.[5]

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.[6]

References
  1. Motography. 1917.
  2. Rubens, Alma (2006-06-15). Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird: Her Complete 1930 Memoir, with a New Biography and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786424139.
  3. "18 Nov 1917, Page 14 - Asheville Citizen-Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. "26 Aug 1917, 32 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. "Alma Rubens: A Marked Woman | Silent Film Festival". www.silentfilm.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  6. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Firefly of Tough Luck
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