Kindling (1915 film)

1915 film

  • July 12, 1915 (1915-07-12)
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5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (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. ^ a b "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
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