Wildfire (1915 film)
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Directed by | Edwin Middleton[1] |
Based on | Wildfire by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart |
Produced by | Shubert family William A. Brady |
Starring | Lillian Russell Lionel Barrymore |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Distributed by | World Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Wildfire is a 1915 silent drama film produced by the
According to the American Film Institute catalog, this film was shot at the
Plot
John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe steals Barrington's papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barrington's stable of race horses back east. The stable includes the prize filly, Wildfire. Meanwhile, Barrington's daughters, Henrietta and Myrtle, are becoming worried about their father's long absence in the West. John Garrison, the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed, goes East to investigate. He suspects Keefe (now called John Duffy) and begins to build a case, causing Henrietta to become suspicious. Keefe, realizing that the game is almost up, tries to get Wildfire's jockey to throw the big race, but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins.[8]
Cast
- Lillian Russell - Henrietta Barrington[1]
- Leone Morgan - Myrtle Barrington, her sister
- Richard Morris - Robert W. Barrington
- W. H. Powers - Ralph Woodhurst
- Lionel Barrymore - John Keefe, gambler
- Glenn White - Sheriff John Garrison
- Riley Hatch - Matt Donovan (as William Riley Hatch)
- George Mack - Bud
- Walter Kendig - Marty Green
- James J. Gorman - Gorman
- William C. Chamberlain - Walker
- Ruby Rose - Betty
- James Jeffrey - Chappy Raster
References
- ^ JSTOR 3815087.
- ^ Wildfire as produced on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre, September 7, 1908; 64 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ Wildfire at silentera.com database
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20, by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Wildfire(Wayback)
- ^ "Noted Star Here in Movie Posing". Evening Post. Charleston, South Carolina. December 22, 1914. p. 18.
- ^ "75 Scenes Here for "Wildfire"". Evening Post. Charleston, South Carolina. December 23, 1914. p. 3.
- ^ Wildfire (1915), retrieved 2018-04-16
External links
- Wildfire at IMDb
- Wildfire at the TCM Movie Database
- Wildfire at AllMovie
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