Wildfire (1915 film)

Wildfire
Directed by	Edwin Middleton
Produced by	Shubert family William A. Brady
Based on	Wildfire by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart
Starring	Lillian Russell Lionel Barrymore
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Distributed by	World Film Company
Release dates	January 25, 1915
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

Wildfire is a 1915 silent drama film produced by the Shuberts and distributed by World Pictures. It is based on the 1908 Broadway play Wildfire by George V. Hobart and George Broadhurst. The play had starred the famous Lillian Russell,^[1] who, in a rare screen appearance, reprised her role here. It was remade in 1925 with Aileen Pringle. Surviving prints are missing the third reel and the ending.^[2]

According to the American Film Institute catalog this film was shot at the Peerless Studios.^[3]

Cast

• Lillian Russell - Henrietta Barrington
• Leone Morgan - Myrtle Barrington, her sister
• Richard Morris - Robert W. Barrington
• W. H. Powers - Ralph Woodhurst
• Lionel Barrymore - John Keefe, gambler
• Glenn White - Sheriff John Garrison
• Riley Hatch - Matt Donovan (as William Riley Hatch)
• George Mack - Bud
• Walter Kendig - Marty Green
• James J. Gorman - Gorman
• William C. Chamberlain - Walker
• Ruby Rose - Betty
• James Jeffrey - Chappy Raster

References

1. Wildfire as produced on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre, September 7, 1908; 64 performances; IBDb.com
2. Wildfire at silentera.com database
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20, by The American Film Institute, c. 1988

External links

• Wildfire at the Internet Movie Database
• Wildfire at the TCM Movie Database
• Wildfire at AllMovie
• lobby art to the 1908 original Broadway play
• Lionel Barrymore in a scene from the production