Heart Trouble (film)

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Heart Trouble
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Directed by Harry Langdon
Arthur Ripley (uncredited)
Written byGardner Bradford (titles)
Clarence Hennecke
Harry Langdon
Earle Rodney
Story byArthur Ripley
StarringHarry Langdon
Doris Dawson
CinematographyFrank Evans
Dev Jennings
Edited by Alfred DeGaetano
Production
company
Harry Langdon Corporation
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • August 12, 1928 (1928-08-12)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Heart Trouble is a 1928 American silent comedy film starring Harry Langdon and Doris Dawson. It is Langdon's final silent film [1] and his last feature-length one. [2] First National Pictures was preparing to fire Langdon. Reportedly less than a hundred prints were made and it went into only limited release, even though the reviews were good. [1] It is presumed to be lost. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

A young man tries to enlist in the United States Army for World War I, but is rejected as physically unfit.

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Neibaur, James L. (July 6, 2012). The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928). Scarecrow Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN   9780810885318 . Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Heart Trouble". silentera.com. Retrieved February 29, 2016.