Wildfire (1925 film)
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| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Based on | Wildfire by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart |
| Produced by | Distinctive Productions |
| Starring | Aileen Pringle |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Wildfire is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter. It was produced by Distinctive Productions, a company founded by George Arliss, and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. The film stars Aileen Pringle.
The film is based on the successful 1908 play Wildfire that had starred Lillian Russell on Broadway and a young actor just starting out named Irving Cummings, later a silent director. The story had been filmed before in 1915 with Lillian Russell herself and Lionel Barrymore.
Cast
- Aileen Pringle as Claire Barrington
- Edna Murphy as Myrtl Barrington
- Holmes Herbert as Garrison
- Edmund Breese as Sen. Woodhurst
- Antrim Short as Ralph Woodhurst
- Tom Blake as Matt Donovan
- Lawford Davidson as John Duffy
- Arthur Bryson as Chappie Raster
- Will Archie as Bud
- Edna Morton as Hortense
- Robert Billoupe as Valet
- Vester Pegg (uncredited)
Preservation status
This film survives in the Library of Congress collection and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Wildfire at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ League, The Broadway. "Wildfire – Broadway Show – Play - IBDB". ibdb.com.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.209 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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