Jump to content

The Steadfast Heart

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Steadfast Heart
Film poster
Directed bySheridan Hall
Written byPhilip Lonergan
Based onThe Steadfast Heart
by Clarence Budington Kelland
Produced byDistinctive Pictures
StarringMarguerite Courtot
Miriam Battista
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • October 7, 1923 (1923-10-07)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Steadfast Heart is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sheridan Hall and produced by George Arliss (Distinctive Pictures). Based upon the novel of the same name by Clarence Budington Kelland, the film was released by Goldwyn Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

[edit]

As described in a film magazine review,[3] while a boy, Angus Burke shoots and kills a sheriff that is about to arrest his father. His mother dies, and he is tried for murder but is acquitted. He works for the local newspaper, but prejudice forces him to leave the town. Twelve years later, he returns and takes possession of the newspaper. He exposes a plot that intended to rob the citizens and then weds his childhood sweetheart Lydia.

Cast

[edit]

Preservation

[edit]

A print of The Steadfast Heart survives in France at the Centre national du cinéma archive in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Steadfast Heart at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Steadfast Heart
  3. ^ Pardy, George T. (January 5, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Steadfast Heart". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (6). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved May 31, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Steadfast Heart
[edit]