Kick In (1917 film) explained

Kick In
Director:George Fitzmaurice
Studio:Astra Film
Starring:William Courtenay
Cinematography:Arthur C. Miller
John W. Boyle
Distributor:Pathé Exchange
Runtime: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.[1] Fitzmaurice and Ouida Bergère, who adapted the play to the screen, re-adapted the story in 1922.[2]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Kick In located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=5047 Kick In the play, produced on Broadway at the Longacre and Republic Theatres, October 1914 to March 1915
  2. Web site: Kick In . afi.com . April 7, 2024.
  3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: Kick In . April 7, 2024 . Library of Congress.