Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1922
Human Hearts (film)
Buy Human Hearts (film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Human Hearts' is a 1922 American silent rural drama film directed by King Baggot, and produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It stars House Peters. It is based on a play of the same name by Hal Reid.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HumanHearts1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Human Hearts'] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Tom Logan (Peters), an assistant to his father Paul (Simpson) in his blacksmith shop, falls in love with Barbara Kaye (Hallor), a notorious character who plans to fleece him. Against his father's wishes, Tom marries her and they have a child. Jay Benton (Wallace), a former friend of Barbara's, is released from prison and comes to see Barbara. Tom's father finds them together, and there is a scuffle and a shot and Paul Logan is killed. Jimmy (Hackathorne), Tom's half-wit brother, runs to the village and spreads the news that Tom has killed his own father. Tom is sentenced and convicted to a life sentence. Barbara moves to the city with her child and lives with Benton. Tom saves the life of the warden (Taylor) and gets his sentence reduced. Upon his release, Barbara returns to him and there is a resultant happy ending.
Cast
and Gertrude Claire
*House Peters as Tom Logan
*Russell Simpson as Paul Logan
*Gertrude Claire as Ma Logan
*George Hackathorne as Jimmy Logan
*George West as Old Mose
*Lucretia Harris as Carolina
*Edith Hallor as Barbara Kaye
*Ramsey Wallace as Jay Benton
*Mary Philbin as Ruth
*Hillard Karr as Seth Bascom
*Snitz Edwards as Ran Schreiber
*Gene Dawson as Little Barbara
*Emmett King as Governor
*Wilton Taylor as Warden
Preservation
'Human Hearts' is a surviving film with a copy at George Eastman House.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1146/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Human Hearts']
References
Buy Human Hearts (film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1922