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The Heart of a Hero
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Wikipedia article
'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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HeartOfAHero1916.html 'The Heart of a Hero' at silentera.com][http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16731 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'The Heart of a Hero']
Prints exist at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1347/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..'The Heart of a Hero']
Plot
The story of Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy from his days as a teacher to his eventual capture and execution.
Cast
*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
*'Cardigan' (1922)
*'America' (1924)
* List of films about the American Revolution
* List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
References
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