The Five of Hearts
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For the playing card, see Five of hearts.
| The Five of Hearts, or Buffalo Bill's Love Story | |
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| Directed by | E.J. Cole |
| Based on | play by E.J. Cole |
| Starring | Bohemian Dramatic Company |
| Release date(s) | 1911 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
The Five of Hearts is an Australian film directed by E.J. Cole. It is also known as A Maiden's Distress.
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Production [edit]
It is an adaptation of an open air stage show regularly produced by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company, Buffalo Bill, or the Five of Hearts, about an Indian woman who refuses to marry a cowboy.[1] The Indian has daggers thrown at her in a test of courage. The cowboy tries to kill the woman by Chief Wild Friday intervenes and frees her.
Plot [edit]
According to contemporary reports, the highlights of the film were:
- on the trail
- in the Indian camp
- Rose tortured
- surrounded by daggers
- rescued
- Buffalo Bill at the stake
- the Indian chiefs fight with knives
- Black Bill's lair.[2]
Release [edit]
The film sometimes screened on a double bill with another movie of Cole's, Sentenced for Life, and was accompanied by songs and lectures.[3]
Only four and a half minutes of the film survive today.[4]
Cast [edit]
- E.J. Cole as Buffalo Bill
- Frank Mills
- Bella Cole
References [edit]
- ^ "BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC CO." Examiner (Launceston, Tas) 8 Oct 1913: 9 Edition: DAILY accessed 31 December 2011
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 20.
- ^ "BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY." The Mercury (Hobart, Tas) 30 Mar 1912: 3 accessed 31 December 2011
- ^ The Five of Hearts at National Film and Sound Archive
External links [edit]
- The Five of Hearts at the Internet Movie Database
- The Five of Hearts at National Film and Sound Archive
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