Kindled Courage (1923)
Western | 8 January 1923
Director:
William WorthingtonWriters:
Raymond L. Schrock, Leete Renick BrownCinematographer:
Virgil MillerProduction Company:
Universal PicturesThe title was listed in the 2 Dec 1922 Universal Weekly among a group of nine Universal Pictures releases planned for the winter of 1923. Principal photography had been completed approximately two months earlier under the direction of William Worthington, as noted in the 14 Oct 1922 Motion Picture News. However, the 7 Oct 1922 issue credited Nat Ross as director. The 28 Oct 1922 Film Daily stated that filming had taken place at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA.
Kindled Courage was released on 8 Jan 1923, preceded by openings on 28 Dec 1922 at the Bijou Theatre in Green Bay, WI, during the week of 31 Dec 1922 at the Temple Theatre in San Bernardino, CA, and on 6 Jan 1923 at the A-R-T Theatre in Kansas City, KS. Other openings followed on 18 Jan 1923 at the New Virginia Theatre in Chicago, IL, and during the week of 28 Jan 1923 at the Arena Theatre in New York City.
According to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Treasures from the Film Archives database, there is no known extant print of this film, as of 9 Oct 2020. ...
The title was listed in the 2 Dec 1922 Universal Weekly among a group of nine Universal Pictures releases planned for the winter of 1923. Principal photography had been completed approximately two months earlier under the direction of William Worthington, as noted in the 14 Oct 1922 Motion Picture News. However, the 7 Oct 1922 issue credited Nat Ross as director. The 28 Oct 1922 Film Daily stated that filming had taken place at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA.
Kindled Courage was released on 8 Jan 1923, preceded by openings on 28 Dec 1922 at the Bijou Theatre in Green Bay, WI, during the week of 31 Dec 1922 at the Temple Theatre in San Bernardino, CA, and on 6 Jan 1923 at the A-R-T Theatre in Kansas City, KS. Other openings followed on 18 Jan 1923 at the New Virginia Theatre in Chicago, IL, and during the week of 28 Jan 1923 at the Arena Theatre in New York City.
According to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Treasures from the Film Archives database, there is no known extant print of this film, as of 9 Oct 2020.
"Andy Walker, bullied and taunted with being a coward, leaves town on a freight. The brakeman shoots two ruffians, but Andy is hailed as the hero and made a deputy sheriff. He is sent to capture Overland Pete and his gang. Scared, but game, he starts out and accidentally brought face to face with them, wins out and makes good. He also wins the love of the sister of one of the crooks, returns home with his bride, and whips the bully who taunted him as being yellow." ( Moving Picture World, 10 Feb 1923, ...
"Andy Walker, bullied and taunted with being a coward, leaves town on a freight. The brakeman shoots two ruffians, but Andy is hailed as the hero and made a deputy sheriff. He is sent to capture Overland Pete and his gang. Scared, but game, he starts out and accidentally brought face to face with them, wins out and makes good. He also wins the love of the sister of one of the crooks, returns home with his bride, and whips the bully who taunted him as being yellow." ( Moving Picture World, 10 Feb 1923, p576.)
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