The Battle of Hearts
| The Battle of Hearts | |
|---|---|
 Scene from the film, from a newspaper | |
| Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
| Written by | Oscar Apfel (scenario) |
| Story by | Frances Marion |
| Produced by | Oscar Apfel William Fox |
| Starring | William Farnum Hedda Hopper |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Gandolfi |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Battle of Hearts is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by Oscar Apfel, and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It starred William Farnum and Elda Furry (later known as Hedda Hopper). The story was by Frances Marion, then still an actress herself.[1][2] This is Hopper's first motion picture.[3]
Hopper screened small portions of it in 1942 in her self produced short series Hedda Hopper's Hollywood. It is unknown if she had a complete print of this film at the time. These portions can be seen today in her 1942 short.
Cast
- William Farnum – Martin Cane
- Elda Furry – Maida Rhodes *(Elda Furry aka Hedda Hopper)
- Wheeler Oakman – Jo Sprague
- William Burress – Captain Sprague
- Willard Louis – Captain Rhodes
See also
References
- ^ The Battle of Hearts at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Battle of Hearts
- ^ Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol Hurd, eds. (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period : A Biographical Dictionary (6 ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 350. ISBN 0-674-62733-4.
External links
- The Battle of Hearts at IMDb
- The Battle of Hearts at AllMovie
- The Battle of Hearts coming attractions lantern slide
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