Kindling (1915 film)

Kindling
1915 lobby poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Cecil B. DeMille
Based on	Kindling by Charles Kenyon
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Charlotte Walker
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 12, 1915 (1915-07-12)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$10,034 [1]
Box office	$66,036 [1]

Scene from the film

Kindling is a 1915 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlotte Walker, in her film debut. ^{[2] [3]} The film is based on a 1911 Broadway play by Charles A. Kenyon which starred Margaret Illington and was produced by her husband Major Bowes, later of radio fame. ^[4]

Cast

• Charlotte Walker as Maggie Schultz
• Thomas Meighan as 'Honest' Heine Schultz
• Raymond Hatton as Steve Bates
• Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mrs. Bates
• William Elmer as Rafferty (as Billy Elmer)
• Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Jane Burke-Smith
• Florence Dagmar as Alice Burke-Smith
• Tom Forman as Dr. Taylor
• Tex Driscoll as Detective (uncredited)
• Ben Hall as Young Thief (uncredited)
• Lucien Littlefield as Fence (uncredited)
• Jeanie Macpherson as Mrs. Burke-Smith's French Maid (uncredited)

References

1. "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: Kindling". silentera.com. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Kindling(Wayback)
4. Kindling as produced by Edward Bowes on Broadway at Daly's Theatre beginning December 5, 1911 to January 4, 1912, 39 performances; IBDb.com

External links

• Kindling at IMDb