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Stephen Steps Out
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Wikipedia article
'Stephen Steps Out' is a 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."[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/StephenStepsOut1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Stephen Steps Out'] at silentera.com
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."
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Preservation
With no prints of 'Stephen Steps Out' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9525/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Stephen Steps Out'] it is a lost film.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=12410 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'Stephen Steps Out']
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