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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. 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. 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.
Prints of the film exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon.
Original Release
10/21/1923
US Release
10/21/1923
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Gilbert | Cameo Kirby |
| Gertrude Olmstead | Adele Randall |
| Alan Hale | Colonel Moreau |
| Eric Mayne | Colonel Randall |
| W.E. Lawrence | Tom Randall |
| Richard Tucker | Cousin Aaron Randall |
| Phillips Smalley | Judge Playdell |
| Jack McDonald | Larkin Bunce |
| Jean Arthur | Ann Playdell |
| Eugenie Forde | Madame Davezac |
Directors
Writers
Robert N. Lee, Booth Tarkington, Harry Leon Wilson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Gilbert | Cameo Kirby |
| Gertrude Olmstead | Adele Randall |
| Alan Hale | Colonel Moreau |
| Eric Mayne | Colonel Randall |
| W.E. Lawrence | Tom Randall |
| Richard Tucker | Cousin Aaron Randall |
| Phillips Smalley | Judge Playdell |
| Jack McDonald | Larkin Bunce |
| Jean Arthur | Ann Playdell |
| Eugenie Forde | Madame Davezac |
| Peter Burke | Anatole Veaudry |
| George Reed | Croup |
