The Battle of Hearts
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]
| The Battle of Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
| Produced by | Oscar Apfel William Fox |
| Written by | Oscar Apfel (scenario) |
| Story by | Woman Against the Sea by Frances Marion |
| Starring | William Farnum Hedda Hopper |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Gandolfi |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Scene from the film, from a contemporary newspaper.
Most of the film is lost. 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 and are the only surviving footage from the film.
Cast
- William Farnum as Martin Cane
- Hedda Hopper as Maida Rhodes (credited as Elda Furry)
- Wheeler Oakman as Jo Sprague
- William Burress as Captain Sprague
- Willard Louis as Captain Rhodes
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: 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.
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