Kindling (1915)Director:Cecil B. DeMille |
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Kindling (1915)Director:Cecil B. DeMille |
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Charlotte Walker | ... |
Maggie Schultz
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Thomas Meighan | ... |
'Honest' Heine Schultz
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Raymond Hatton | ... |
Steve Bates
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Mrs. Lewis McCord | ... |
Mrs. Bates
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William Elmer | ... |
Rafferty
(as Billy Elmer)
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Lillian Langdon | ... |
Mrs. Jane Burke-Smith
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Florence Dagmar | ... |
Alice Burke-Smith
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Tom Forman | ... |
Dr. Taylor
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I have noticed that when the 34 year old Cecil B. DeMille adapts a play into a film like this one, he distorts the textuality of the piece. Characters are changed or relegated for commercial purposes. What audiences are willing to read they are not willing to watch on screen.