Davy Crockett – In Hearts United

Davy Crockett – In Hearts United
Davy Crockett – In Hearts United
Directed by	Fred Balshofer
Written by	Charles K. French
Produced by	Bison Film Company
Starring	Charles K. French
Cinematography	Fred Balshofer
Distributed by	New York Motion Picture Co.
Release date	June 4, 1909;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Davy Crockett – In Hearts United is a 1909 American silent Western film starring Charles K. French as Davy Crockett, with Evelyn Graham, Charles Bauman, Charles W. Travis and Charles Inslee. The film was directed by Fred Balshofer, produced by Bison Film Company, and distributed by New York Motion Picture Co. It was commercially released on June 4, 1909 in the United States. It is believed to be the first movie ever made about Davy Crockett.^[1]

Plot[edit]

The fictional romance depicts frontiersman Crockett rescuing a woman named Anna in mid-ceremony from marriage to a man she doesn't love. She and Crockett ride off on his horse. They go directly to a minister who marries them, and he brings her home to his mother.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Clemons, Leigh (2008). Branding Texas: Performing Culture in the Lone Star State. University of Texas Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-292-71807-4.
^ "Third Release, Friday, June 4, Davy Crockett – In Hearts United". The Moving Picture World. IV: 690, 734. January–June 1909.

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[1] Clemons, Leigh (2008). Branding Texas: Performing Culture in the Lone Star State. University of Texas Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-292-71807-4.

[2] "Third Release, Friday, June 4, Davy Crockett – In Hearts United". The Moving Picture World. IV: 690, 734. January–June 1909.

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