| Kick In | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Ouida Bergère |
| Based on | Kick In (play) by Willard Mack |
| Starring | William Courtenay |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller John W. Boyle |
| Production company | Astra Film |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent |
Kick In is a 1917 silent film crime melodrama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name by Willard Mack. Fitzmaurice and Ouida Bergère, who adapted the play to the screen, re-adapted the story in 1922.
Plot
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Cast
- William Courtenay - Chick Hewes
- Robert Clugston - Benny
- Mollie King - Molly Cary
- Richard Taber - Charlie (*as Richard Tabor)
- Suzanne Willa - Myrtle Sylvester
- John W. Boyle - Commissioner Garvey
Preservation
With no prints of Kick In located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.
See also
References
- Kick In the play, produced on Broadway at the Longacre and Republic Theatres, October 1914 to March 1915
- ^ "Kick In". afi.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- "American Silent Feature Film Database: Kick In". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
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- 1917 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American crime drama films
- Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
- American films based on plays
- 1917 crime drama films
- 1917 lost films
- American black-and-white films
- Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère
- 1910s melodrama films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American crime drama films
- Silent crime drama film stubs