Cameo Kirby (1923)
Cameo Kirby risks defeat and wins a bride!
Wrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert) must find the true villain and clear his name before he can declare his love for Adele (Olmstead), the dead man's daughter.
Casting
- 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 — Canby
- Jean Arthur — Ann Playdell
- Eugenie Forde — Madame Davezac
- Ken Maynard — (uncredited)
- Peter Burke — Anatole Veaudry
Interesting facts
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. The film is based on a 1908 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.
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