Kindling (1915)

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent drama follows a woman making her film debut. The story is based on a Broadway play about personal struggle in early 20th century America.

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What happens

Kindling is a 1915 American silent drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlotte Walker, in her film debut. A print of Kindling exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive. The film is based on a 1911 Broadway play by Charles A. Kenyon which starred Margaret Illington and was produced by her husband Major Bowes, later of radio fame. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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