Heart Beats of Long Ago

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Heart Beats of Long Ago
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Newspaper advertisement for Heart Beats of Long Ago and other films.
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Starring George Nichols
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date
  • February 6, 1911 (1911-02-06)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Heart Beats of Long Ago is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Blanche Sweet. [1] The film is preserved in the Library of Congress by paper print. [2]

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References

  1. "Silent Era: Heart Beats of Long Ago". silentera. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection a The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.77 c.1978 by The American Film Institute