James Ewens acted in and was assistant director of the 1917 Thanhouser release of Fires of Youth.
James Ewens
A Thanhouser Company player, in one film you can watch free online.
Watch James EwensOpens Fires of Youth (1917)
Biography
Q. David Bowers, Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. This is the entry in full.
Filmography

