Cameo Kirby (1930 film) explained

Cameo Kirby is a 1930 American musical drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Marion Orth. It is based on the 1909 play Cameo Kirby by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The film stars J. Harold Murray, Norma Terris, Douglas Gilmore, Robert Edeson, Myrna Loy and Charles Morton. The film was released on January 12, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• J. Harold Murray as Cameo Kirby
• Norma Terris as Adele Randall
• Douglas Gilmore as Jack Moreau
• Robert Edeson as Colonel Randall
• Myrna Loy as Lea
• Charles Morton as Anatole
• Stepin Fetchit as Croup
• George MacFarlane as George
• John Hyams as Larkin Bunce
• Carrie Daumery as Claire Devezac
• Beulah Hall Jones as Poulette

See also

• Cameo Kirby (1914)
• Cameo Kirby (1923)

Preservation status

• This early talkie version is presumed lost according to source imdb.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall . Mordaunt . Mordaunt Hall . Movie Review – THE SCREEN . . February 8, 1930 . December 28, 2017 . December 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171828/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507EFDF133EE33ABC4053DFB466838B629EDE . live .
2. Web site: Sandra Brennan . Cameo Kirby (1930) – Irving Cummings . AllMovie . December 28, 2017 . June 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615012734/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cameo-kirby-v86517 . live .
3. Web site: Cameo Kirby . Catalog.afi.com . December 28, 2017 . March 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306173756/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/3185 . live .