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 |
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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.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stephen Steps Out. |
- Stephen Steps Out at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide at silenthollywood.com
- Long poster daybill
Categories:
- 1923 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Joseph Henabery
- Lost American films
- 1923 comedy films
- American films
- American comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films set in Turkey
- Films based on American novels
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs