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]
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]