Kildare of Storm
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P. Thad Volkman (ass't director)
Jere F. Looney
by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
| Kildare of Storm | |
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_-_1.jpg) Film's promotion in Exhibitors Herald | |
| Directed by | Harry L. Franklin P. Thad Volkman (ass't director) |
| Written by | June Mathis Jere F. Looney |
| Based on | Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly |
| Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
| Starring | Emily Stevens King Baggot |
| Cinematography | Arthur Martinelli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Kildare of Storm is a lost[1] 1918 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by Harry L. Franklin. It stars Broadway actress Emily Stevens.[2] June Mathis and Jere F. Looney provided the scenario.
As described in a film magazine,[3] Kate (Stevens), urged on by her ambitious mother (Lindroth), weds Basil Kildare (Baggot), the last of the famous Kildares of Kentucky, and goes to Storm, the family estate, to live. Her husband proves to be a beast, and Kate and Dr. Jacques Benoix (Kent), Basil's best friend, fall in love despite their mutual knowledge that they should not. When Basil is slain, Jacques is convicted of murder. He is pardoned after five years and devotes his life to curing the sick at a mountain sanitarium. Mahaly (Short), former housekeeper to the Kildares, comes to the sanitarium and confesses on her deathbed that it was she that slew Basil because he had wronged her. Exonerated before the world, Dr. Benoix feels justified in claiming his happiness with Kate.
Cast
- Emily Stevens as Kate Kildare
- King Baggot as Basil Kildare
- Crauford Kent as Dr. Jacques Benoix
- Florence Short as Mahaly
- Edwards Davis as Gov. Claiborne
- Helen Lindroth as Mrs. Leigh
- Maggie Breyer as Mrs. Benoix
- Fred Warren (Undetermined role) (credited as Fred H. Warren)
