Description: Very nice vintage original linen backed photograph from KICK IN, a 1922 silent crime drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, starring Betty Compson, Bert Lytell, May McAvoy, Gareth Hughes, Mayme Kels, Jed Prouty, and Kathleen Clifford. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice. Kathleen Clifford (1887 – 1962) was an American vaudeville, Broadway stage and film actress of the early twentieth century. She was known for her skills as a male impersonator. Clifford initially built her acting on the vaudeville stages as a comedian. She was renowned for her impersonations of men and was often humorously billed as "The Smartest Chap in Town". At one point, as a male impersonator, she was working as a duo with female impersonator Bothwell Browne. Clifford debuted on Broadway in 1902 as a member of the chorus in Tommy Rot. Her other Broadway credits included A Pair of Queens (1916), A Winsome Widow (1912), A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society (1912), The Belle of London Town, and Fad and Folly (1902). By 1904, Clifford had joined Edna Wallace Hopper's supporting company in vaudeville. She progressed from that status to musical comedies in which she danced and had small featured roles. Clifford served during the early years of World War I as a Red Cross nurse with the British Army in France, and was awarded honorary colonelcy of a Canadian regiment. Clifford made her screen debut in the 1917 William Bertram-directed mystery serial Who Is Number One? opposite silent film actor Cullen Landis. She appeared in several high-profile roles throughout the late 1910s and early 1920s, most notably: opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. in the 1919 comedy When the Clouds Roll By, in the crime drama Kick In opposite Betty Compson, May McAvoy and Bert Lytell (1922), and in the role of 'Queen Berengaria' opposite Wallace Beery and the young actress Marguerite De La Motte in Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923). Clifford's last silent film was the 1928 James Cruze-directed comedy Excess Baggage opposite silent film actor William Haines. Very nice condition 7.5 by inch vintage original linen backed photograph. There is a small edge tear at the bottom. All items are carefully packaged and mailed within one business day of receipt of payment. Multiple purchases combine to save on shipping.
Price: 74.95 USD
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
End Time: 2025-01-13T22:30:18.000Z
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Industry: Movies
Size: 7.5 by 10 inches
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
Style: Black & White
