Davy Crockett – In Hearts United
Appearance
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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. |
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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.
External links
[edit]- Davy Crockett – In Hearts United at IMDb
- Davy Crockett – In Hearts United at the TCM Movie Database
- Davy Crockett – In Hearts United at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Categories:
- 1909 films
- 1909 Western (genre) films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent short films
- Cultural depictions of Davy Crockett
- Silent American Western (genre) films
- Films directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- 1900s American films
- 1900s English-language films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- Pre-1910 Western (genre) film stubs
- Short silent film stubs
- 1900s American film stubs