Wildfire (1925 film)
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.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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 UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1][2][3][4]
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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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