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| Heart's Desire | |
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| Directed by | Francis J. Grandon |
| Screenplay by | Shannon Fife Eve Unsell |
| Starring | Marie Doro Alan Roscoe Mario Majeroni Jean Del Val Helen Dahl Harry Lee |
| Cinematography | Larry Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Heart's Desire is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by Shannon Fife and Eve Unsell. The film stars Marie Doro, Alan Roscoe, Mario Majeroni, Jean Del Val, Helen Dahl and Harry Lee. The film was released on April 30, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]
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The film survives and is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. It is entered in their database twice. [3]
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. This year saw the establishments of both Warner Bros. Pictures and Walt Disney Productions.
Marie Doro was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era.
Enemies of Women is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Gladys Hulette, Pedro de Cordoba, and Paul Panzer. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst through his Cosmopolitan Productions. Pre-fame actresses Clara Bow and Margaret Dumont have uncredited bit roles.
Good Men and True is a lost 1922 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. The film was directed by Val Paul and the supporting cast includes Noah Beery, Sr. and Tully Marshall.
The Heart of Nora Flynn is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film is reportedly preserved at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
Lost and Won is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by James Young. It is preserved at the Library of Congress.
The Humming Bird is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Gloria Swanson. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the play of the same name by Maude Fulton who also starred in the Broadway production.
The Spreading Dawn is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn in his first year of producing independently in his own studio and starring Broadway stage star Jane Cowl in her second and final silent film. It was directed by Laurence Trimble. The film is lost with a fragment, apparently only part of reel 3, surviving at the Library of Congress.
The Morals of Marcus (1915) is a lost American silent comedy-drama film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel by William John Locke, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne, which was later produced on Broadway in 1907. The star of the play was Marie Doro who makes her motion picture debut in this film version. Both Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford take part in the direction of the film. The story was remade in 1921 as Morals with May McAvoy and in 1935 as The Morals of Marcus with Lupe Vélez.
Castles for Two is an American 1917 silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter. It is based on an original story for the screen, Rich Girl - Poor Girl, by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun. A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Diplomacy is a 1916 silent film drama produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1878 stage play Diplomacy, adapted from the French play Dora (1877) by Victorien Sardou, which had enjoyed revivals and road shows for decades. This film stars Doro reprising her 1914 Broadway revival role. The film is now lost with just a fragment, 1 reel, remaining at the Library of Congress.
The Face in the Fog is a 1922 American silent film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and starred Lionel Barrymore. An incomplete print is preserved at the Library of Congress.
The Courier of Moncenisio is a 1916 Italian silent drama film directed by Leopoldo Carlucci and starring Achille Majeroni, Lina Millefleurs and Elda Bruni. It is the first of three film adaptations of the 1852 novel Jean le Coucher by Jean Bouchardy. It was made by the Milan-based Milano Films.
Her Love Story is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Gloria Swanson. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and based on the short story "Her Majesty, the Queen" by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
The Cook of Canyon Camp is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Donald Crisp and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars George Beban, Monroe Salisbury, Florence Vidor, Helen Jerome Eddy and John Burton. The film was released on July 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
The Invisible Bond is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Charles Maigne based upon the novel The See-Saw: A Story of To-day by Sophie Kerr. The film stars Irene Castle, Huntley Gordon, Claire Adams, Fleming Ward, George Majeroni, and Helen Greene. The film was released on November 23, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.
The Valley of Silent Men is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by John Lynch based upon the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood. The film stars Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Joe King, Mario Majeroni, George Nash, and J. W. Johnston. The film was released on September 10, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives in its entirety.
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Frank Condon, Will M. Ritchey, and Perley Poore Sheehan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Theodore Roberts, Leatrice Joy, Alan Roscoe, Alec B. Francis, June Elvidge, and Eva Novak. The film was released on October 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.
Mario Majeroni (1870–1931) was an Italian-born American playwright and stage and film actor.
The Lure of the Wild is a 1925 silent film dramatic thriller directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Alan Roscoe, Jane Novak and Lightning the Dog. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A print survives in the Library of Congress collection and also in the National Archives of Canada.
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