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Kick In (1917 film)

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Kick In
Directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice
Written byOuida Bergère
Based onKick In (play)
by Willard Mack
StarringWilliam Courtenay
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
John W. Boyle
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • January 14, 1917 (1917-01-14)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent

Kick In is a 1917 silent film crime melodrama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name by Willard Mack.[1] Fitzmaurice and Ouida Bergère, who adapted the play to the screen, re-adapted the story in 1922.[2]

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Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Kick In located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Kick In the play, produced on Broadway at the Longacre and Republic Theatres, October 1914 to March 1915
  2. ^ a b "Kick In". afi.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Kick In". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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