Stephen Steps Out

Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Steps Out
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Directed by	Joseph Henabery
Written by	Edfrid Bingham (scenario)
Based on	"The Grand Cross of the Desert"; by Richard Harding Davis
Produced by	Jesse Lasky; William Elliott
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Harry Myers
Cinematography	Faxon M. Dean
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 18, 1923;
Running time	6 reels;(5,652 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Stephen Steps Out is a lost^[1] 1923 American silent comedy film that is notable as being the first starring role for the still teenaged Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. Directed by Joseph Henabery, it was based on a short story by Richard Harding Davis, "The Grand Cross of the Desert." This is a lost film.^[2]^[3]^[4]

With this film the young Fairbanks Jr. opted for a screen career despite opposition from his famous father, Douglas Fairbanks.

"I was terribly chubby," recalled Fairbanks Jr. "Did it for the money. When my parents separated, it was hardly amicable and mother and I needed to eat. Movie companies were willing to exploit my famous name. I didn't really understand that at the time."^[5]

Cast[]

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Stephen Harlow Jr.
Theodore Roberts as Stephen Harlow Sr.
Noah Beery, Sr. as Muley Pasha
Harry Myers as Harry Stetson
Frank Currier as Doctor Lyman Black
James O. Barrows as Professor Gilman
Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Gilman (credited as Fannie Midgley)
Bertram Johns as Virgil Smythe
George Field as Osman
Maurice Freeman as Rustem
Fred Warren as the sultan
Pat Moore as the sultan's son
Jack Herbert as secretary
Frank Nelson as hotel proprietor

References[]

^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Stephen Steps Out
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Stephen Steps Out at silentera.com
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Stephen Steps Out
^ Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (March 4, 2016). Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. University Press of Kentucky. p. 94. ISBN 9780813167121.

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Stephen Steps Out

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Stephen Steps Out at silentera.com

[3] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971

[4] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Stephen Steps Out

[5] Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (March 4, 2016). Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. University Press of Kentucky. p. 94. ISBN 9780813167121.

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