Though L. Frank Baum did act under the name George Brooks, that was on stage, and I doubt the accuracy of this listing. Can anyone confirm it? I don't think he was in the best of health at this point, but it may have been in the can for quite a while before it was released. Flash of Fate, The (1918) Directed by Elmer Clifton Writing credits James W. Atchison (story) Waldemar Young Genre: Drama / Crime Buy related Books User Rating: awaiting 5 votes. Cast (in credits order) Herbert Rawlinson .... Randolph Shorb Sally Starr .... Mary Freeman Jack Nelson .... Joe Freeman Dana Ong .... Henry Shorb Madge Kirby .... Gertrude Shorb Willis Marks .... Abner Hinman Charles West (I) .... Philadelphia Johnson rest of cast listed alphabetically L. Frank Baum .... Dave Hinman (as George Brooks) Directed by Elmer Clifton Writing credits (in credits order) James W. Atchison (story) Waldemar Young (scenario) and W.B. Pearson (scenario) Produced by Herbert Rawlinson Cinematography by Virgil Miller (as Virgil E. Miller) Production Companies Universal Film Manufacturing Company [us] Distributors Universal Film Manufacturing Company [us] Also Known As: Crookedest Man in the World, The (1918) (USA) Country: USA Color: Black and White Sound Mix: Silent =============================================================================== Scott Andrew Hutchins http://php.iupui.edu/~sahutchi Oz, Monsters, Kamillions, and More! "Love is not a positive emotion that begins in us and ends in the positive response of someone else. Love is divine energy that comes from God and has no end." --Eric Butterworth ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html