Cameo Kirby
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| Cameo Kirby | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by | Robert N. Lee Booth Tarkington (play) Harry Leon Wilson (play) |
| Starring | John Gilbert Gertrude Olmstead |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Cameo Kirby is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John Ford and featured Jean Arthur in her onscreen debut. It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford.[1] It was based on a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1915 with Dustin Farnum, who had originated the role on Broadway in 1909. The film was remade as a talking musical film in 1930.
Prints of the film exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon.
Cast [edit]
- John Gilbert - Cameo Kirby
- Gertrude Olmstead - Adele Randall
- Alan Hale - Colonel Moreau
- Eric Mayne - Colonel Randall
- W. E. Lawrence - Tom Randall (as William E. Lawrence)
- Richard Tucker - Cousin Aaron Randall
- Phillips Smalley - Judge Playdell
- Jack McDonald - Larkin Bunce
- Jean Arthur - Ann Playdell (*Jean Arthur's film debut)
- Eugenie Forde - Madame Davezac
- Frank Baker (uncredited)
- Ken Maynard (uncredited)
- Ynez Seabury (uncredited)
References [edit]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Cameo Kirby". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
External links [edit]
- Cameo Kirby at the Internet Movie Database
- Cameo Kirby (1930) Sound Version at the Internet Movie Database
- Cameo Kirby at AllRovi
- Cameo Kirby at Virtual History
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