Spitfire (1922 film)

Spitfire is a lost 1922 REOL Productions film. Stills from the film survive, but the film itself is lost. The film stars George E. Brown and Edna Morton.[1] It was advertised as a "virile heart stirring drama".[2]

The film is about a man in Maryland who moves to a small town and helps build a library and school. He secures love and fulfillment.[3] The film incorporated the social theories of Booker T. Washington.[4]

It was written by Osborne Williams.[5] Brown and Morton also started in the 1922 REOL film The Call of His People.[6]

Cast

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References

  1. ^ "Spitfire (1922) [Lost Film]".
  2. ^ a b "Spitfire". December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Leith; Davis, Nancy; Williams, Michael G.; Davis, Nancy E.; Dietz, Jed (January 31, 2000). "Filming Maryland: Essays". Maryland Historical Society – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Koszarski, Richard (January 31, 2008). "Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff". Rutgers University Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (January 31, 1923). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Institute, American Film (January 31, 1997). "The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Lupack, Barbara (May 26, 2016). "Early Race Filmmaking in America". Routledge – via Google Books.
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