Refining Fires is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Tom Ricketts.

The film was released on January 18, 1915 and stars Harry Van Meter, Charlotte Burton, Jean Durrell, Louise Lester, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich.

[1] A man named John Alstrom hopes to inherit money from his uncle falls in love with a woman (Mary) of lower socioeconomic status.

After a short time the woman decides that John Alstrom is acting different so she leaves him.

[2] On February 15, 1915 The South Bend News-Times summarized the film as a two reel feature in which "A girl makes a mistake and suffers the consequences, but the lesson taught is a good one.