The Flying Torpedo

The Flying Torpedo is a 1916 American silent drama directed by John B. OBrien and Christy Cabanne. The film was written by John Emerson who also stars, Robert M. Baker and D. W. Griffith who was not credited. The film is now considered lost.

John Emerson had previously portrayed the role of Winthrop Clavering in the play The Conspiracy, from December 1912 to March 1914.The film was produced by D. W. Griffiths film production company Fine Arts and was distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Griffith also helped to write the films scenario with lead John Emerson and Robert Baker. Griffith was also responsible for casting a teenage Bessie Love in the film who he discovered and cast in several of his films in 1915. Filming began in July 1915 under the working title The Scarlet Band. Christy Cabanne directed the battle sequences. ........

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