Cameo Kirby (1923 film)

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Cameo Kirby
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Directed by John Ford
Written by Robert N. Lee
Based onCameo Kirby (play)
by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson
Produced by William Fox
Starring
Cinematography George Schneiderman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 21, 1923 (1923-10-21)(USA)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Cameo Kirby is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John Ford which starred John Gilbert and Gertrude Olmstead and featured Jean Arthur in her onscreen debut. It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford. [1] The film is based on a 1908 play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1914 with Dustin Farnum, who had originated the role on Broadway in 1909. The film was remade as a talking musical film in 1930.

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Cameo Kirby (1923)

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Preservation

Prints of Cameo Kirby are maintained in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon. [2]

References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Cameo Kirby". Silent Era. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
  2. "Cameo Kirby". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2014.