Wildfire (1915)
50m
Running Time
January 25, 1915Release Date
Plot.
John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe steals Barrington's papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barrington's stable of race horses back east. The stable includes the prize filly, Wildfire. Meanwhile, Barrington's daughters, Henrietta and Myrtle, are becoming worried about their father's long absence in the West. John Garrison, the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed, goes East to investigate. He suspects Keefe (now called John Duffy) and begins to build a case, causing Henrietta to become suspicious. Keefe, realizing that the game is almost up, tries to get Wildfire's jockey to throw the big race, but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins.
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Cast & Crew.

Lillian Russell
Henrietta Barrington

Lionel Barrymore
John Keefe

William C. Chamberlin
Walker

James J. Gorman
Gorman

Riley Hatch
Matt Donovan (as William Riley Hatch)

James J. Jeffrey
Chappy Raster

Walter Kendig
Marty Green

George E. Mack
Mack (as Georgie Mack)

Leone Morgan
Myrtle Barrington

Stuart R. Morris
Bob Barrington

William Powers
Ralph Woodhurst

Ruby Rose
Betty

Sam J. Ryan
Undetermined Role

Glen White
John Garrison

Edwin Middleton
Director

C.B. Hoadley
Scenario Writer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 25, 1915
StatusReleased
Running Time50m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
card game
gambler
Wiki.
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, 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. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.
According to the American Film Institute catalog, this film was shot at the Peerless Studios. About 30% of the scenes were filmed in Charleston, South Carolina and at the nearly Palmetto Park race course.