Editing King Vidor (section)

===Vidor as actor: ''Love and Money'' (1982)===

Vidor served as an 'extra" or made cameo appearances during his film career. An early film still exists from an unidentified Hotex Motion Picture Company silent short made in 1914, when he was 19 years old (he wears a [[Keystone Cops|Keystone Cop]] costume and false beard). While attempting to break into Hollywood as a director and screenwriter, Vidor took "bit parts" for [[Vitagraph Studios]] and [[Inceville]] in 1915–1916. During the height of his fame he made a number of cameo appearances in his own films, including ''[[The Patsy (1928 film)|The Patsy]]'' in 1926 and ''[[Our Daily Bread (1934 film)|Our Daily Bread]]'' in 1934. 
 
He did not appear as a featured actor until 1981, at the age of 85. Vidor provided a "charming" tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Walter Klein, a senile grandfather, in director [[James Toback]]'s ''[[Love and Money (film)|Love and Money]]''. Vidor's motivation in accepting the role was a desire to observe contemporary movie-making technology. ''Love and Money'' was released in 1982, shortly before Vidor's death.<ref>Durgnat and Simmon, 1988: See early movie images of Vidor: p. 23 in untitled Hotex one-reeler still photo, 1914, p. 23. And p. 24: He plays a chauffeur in [[The Intrigue]] (1916). And p. 322: In costume (work shirt) for cameo appearance in Our Daily Bread (1934), p. 318: Love and Money; (1982). And For cast of Love and Money, see p. 361<br />Baxter, 1976 p: 36: Composite image of Vidor and Davies on The Patsy set.<br />Thomson, 2007: "In 1981, he took a supporting role in James Toback's Love and Money – and played it with great charm."</ref>