Flirting with Fate is a 1916 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Douglas Fairbanks. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Synopsis In a desperate, but not-too-courageous, attempt to end his life, a man hires a murderer to do the job for him. Soon, though, things are looking better and he must now avoid the hit. Cast Douglas Fairbanks as Augy Holliday W.E. Lawrence as Harry, Augy's Friend Jewel Carmen as Gladys, the Girl Dorothy Haydel as Phyllis, Her Chum George Beranger as Automatic Joe J.P. McCarty as The Detective See also Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (novel by Jules Verne, 1879) The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931) The Whistler (1944) You Only Live Once (1952) Five Days (1954) Up to His Ears (1965) Tulips (1981) I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) Bulworth (1998) Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005) References External links 1916 films 1910s adventure comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Christy Cabanne American silent feature films American adventure comedy films 1916 comedy films 1910s American films Silent American comedy films Silent adventure films