Storyline
John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe steals Barrington's papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barrington's stable of race horses back east. The stable includes the prize filly, Wildfire. Meanwhile, Barrington's daughters, Henrietta and Myrtle, are becoming worried about their father's long absence in the West. John Garrison, the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed, goes East to investigate. He suspects Keefe (now called John Duffy) and begins to build a case, causing Henrietta to become suspicious. Keefe, realizing that the game is almost up, tries to get Wildfire's jockey to throw the big race, but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins.
Cast & Crew
Lillian Russell
Henrietta Barrington
Lead
Lionel Barrymore
John Keefe
WC
William C. Chamberlin
Walker
JJ
James J. Gorman
Gorman
RH
Riley Hatch
Matt Donovan (as William Riley Hatch)
JJ
James J. Jeffrey
Chappy Raster
WK
Walter Kendig
Marty Green
George E. Mack
Mack (as Georgie Mack)
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edwin Middleton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wildfire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
