Empty Hearts is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adele Buffington wrote the scenario based on Evelyn Campbell's story published in Metropolitan.[1][2]
| Empty Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Written by | Adele Buffington (scenario) |
| Story by | Evelyn Campbell |
| Produced by | Ben Verschleiser |
| Starring | John Bowers Charles Murray John Miljan Clara Bow |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Henry Ginsberg Distributing Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editMilt Kimberlin marries a cabaret dancer who dies after he loses his money. Years later, he regains his fortune and remarries, but he is distant and misses his first wife. His new wife leaves him after a blackmailer's letter arrives suggesting infidelity in his first marriage, but eventually the truth is revealed and their relationship grows stronger.
Cast
edit- John Bowers as Milt Kimberlin
- Charles Murray as Joe Delane
- John Miljan as Frank Gorman
- Clara Bow as Rosalie
- Buck Black as Val Kimberlin
- Lillian Rich as Madeline
- Joan Standing as Hilda, the maid
Preservation
editAn incomplete print of Empty Hearts is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Refowich Theater". The Standard Sentinel. March 9, 1925. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Empty Hearts at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Empty Hearts
External links
edit- Empty Hearts at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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