Strongheart is a 1914 American silent Western black and white film directed by James Kirkwood Sr., produced by Henry B. Harris, written by Frank E. Woods and starring Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Antonio Moreno.[1] The film was supervised by D.W. Griffith.[2]
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| Directed by | James Kirkwood Sr. |
| Written by | Frank E. Woods |
| Based on | Play by William C. deMille |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Henry B. Walthall Lionel Barrymore Blanche Sweet Antonio Moreno |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
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Running time | 30 min |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
It is based on the four-act play by William C. deMille,[3] and it was produced by Henry B. Harris at the Hudson Theater on 30 January 1905 for 66 performances with Robert Edeson.[4]
The melodrama Braveheart is a remake of Strongheart.[5]
Cast
edit- Antonio Moreno as Frank Nelson
- Blanche Sweet as Dorothy Nelson, Frank's Sister
- Henry B. Walthall as Soangataha / Strongheart
- Gertrude Robinson as Molly Livingston
- Tom McEvoy as Dick Livingston, Molly's Brother
- Lionel Barrymore as Billy Saunders
- Alan Hale Sr. as Ralph Thorne
- William J. Butler as Manager of the Opposing Team
- W.C. Robinson as Team Assistant
- James Kirkwood
- Jack Mulhall as In Stadium Crowd
References
edit- ^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 287. ISBN 9780313303456.
- ^ Menefee, David W. (November 26, 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1966.
- ^ Hearne, Joanna (January 25, 2013). Native Recognition: Indigenous Cinema and the Western. SUNY Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781438443997.
- ^ Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780879722890.
- ^ Oriard, Michael (December 15, 2005). King Football: Sport and Spectacle in the Golden Age of Radio and Newsreels, Movies and Magazines, the Weekly and the Daily Press. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 371. ISBN 9780807864036.
External links
edit- Strongheart at IMDb
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