Wildfire (1925 film)
| Wildfire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Produced by | Distinctive Productions |
| Based on |
Wildfire by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart |
| Starring | Aileen Pringle |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release dates |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Wildfire is a 1925 silent film produced by Distinctive Productions(a company founded by George Arliss) and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a 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. This film stars Aileen Pringle. The story had been filmed before in 1915 with Lillian Russell herself and Lionel Barrymore. This film survives in the Library of Congress collection in a nitrate print and at UCLA Film and Tv archive.[1][2][3] [4]
Cast
- Aileen Pringle - Claire Barrington
- Edna Murphy - Myrtl Barrington
- Holmes Herbert - Garrison
- Edmund Breese - Sen. Woodhurst
- Antrim Short - Ralph Woodhurst
- Tom Blake - Matt Donovan
- Lawford Davidson - John Duffy
- Arthur Bryson - Chappie Raster
- Will Archie - Bud
- Edna Morton - Hortense
- Robert Billoupe - Valet
References
- ↑ Wildfire at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Wildfire, the play, in original 1908 production, Liberty Theatre beginning September 7, 1908; IBDb.com
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Wildfire