Cameo Kirby (1923)

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  • INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Wrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert)
    must find the true villain and clear his name before
    he can declare his love for Adele (Olmstead), the dead man's daughter.
    Written by Ben Model


    Cast
    John Gilbert ...Cameo Kirby
    Gertrude Olmstead ...Adele Randall
    Alan Hale ...Colonel Moreau
    Eric Mayne ...Colonel Randall
    W.E. Lawrence ...Tom Randall (as William E. Lawrence)
    Richard Tucker ...Cousin Aaron Randall
    Phillips Smalley ...Judge Playdell
    Jack McDonald ...Larkin Bunce
    Jean Arthur ...Ann Playdell
    Eugenie Forde ...Madame Davezac
    Frank Baker ...(uncredited)
    Ken Maynard ... (uncredited)
    George Reed ... Croup (uncredited)
    Ynez Seabury ... (uncredited)


    Directed
    John Ford


    Writing Credits
    Robert N. Lee ... (writer)
    Booth Tarkington ... (play)
    Harry Leon Wilson ... (play)


    Cinematography
    George Schneiderman


    Other crew
    William Fox ... presenter


    Trivia
    Film debut of Jean Arthur.


    The first film in which director John Ford was billed under that name.
    Previously he had been billed as "Jack Ford".

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • 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.


    Alan Hale also appears in this movie and
    Ken Maynard, although uncredited


    It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford.
    It was based on a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson.


    Cameo_Kirby_1923_Poster.jpg
    The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1915 with Dustin Farnum,
    who had originated the role on Broadway in 1909.
    The film was remade as a talking musical film in 1930.


    Prints of the film exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive
    and at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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