The Heart of a Hero
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1916 film by Emile Chautard, George Archainbaud
For other media by this name, see Heart of a Hero.
| The Heart of a Hero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Emile Chautard George Archainbaud (ass't director) M.N. Litson (ass't director) |
| Written by | Frances Marion |
| Based on | the play Nathan Hale by Clyde Fitch |
| Produced by | World Film Corporation William A. Brady |
| Starring | Robert Warwick Gail Kane |
| Cinematography | Lucien Tainguy(it) |
| Distributed by | World Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | six reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
The Heart of a Hero is a surviving 1916 silent film historical drama based upon the 1898 play Nathan Hale by Clyde Fitch, directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick and Gail Kane. It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation.[1] [2]
Prints exist at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.[3]
Plot
[edit ]The story of Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy from his days as a teacher to his eventual capture and execution.
Cast
[edit ]- Robert Warwick - Nathan Hale
- Gail Kane - Alice Adams
- Alec B. Francis - Colonel Knowlton
- George MacQuarrie - Guy Fitzroy
- Clifford Grey - Tom Adams
- Henry West - Cunningham
- Charles Jackson - Thomas Jefferson
- Clara Whipple - Widow Chichester
- Mildred Havens - Amy Brandon
- Herbert Evans - William Howe
See also
[edit ]- Cardigan (1922)
- America (1924)
- List of films about the American Revolution
- List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Media related to The Heart of a Hero at Wikimedia Commons
- Works related to The Heart of a Hero (film) at Wikisource
- The Heart of a Hero at IMDb
Categories:
- 1916 films
- Films directed by Emile Chautard
- World Film Company films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- American historical drama films
- American Revolutionary War films
- 1910s historical drama films
- 1916 drama films
- American films based on plays
- Cultural depictions of Thomas Jefferson
- 1910s American films
- Silent American drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language historical drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs