Hearts of the West (1925 film)

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Hearts of the West
Directed byWard Lascelle (per allmovie's Hans J. Wollstein)
Written by Arthur Henry Gooden
Produced byWard Lascelle Productions
Lester Cuneo Productions
Ben F. Wilson
Starring Lester Cuneo
Francelia Billington
Distributed by Arrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 20, 1925 (1925-01-20)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Hearts of the West is a 1925 American silent Western film directed and coproduced by Ward Lascelle, written by Arthur Henry Gooden and starring Lester Cuneo and real life wife Francelia Billington. [1] [2] Cuneo also coproduced with Lascelle.

Contents

It is possibly a lost film. A printed American Film Institute catalogue shows it held in the Library of Congress collection but the LOC online database shows no holdings. [3] [4]

Plot summary

A ranch foreman is fired because he whipped a horse. He then decides to join a gang of rustlers. His sister rescues him from a potential life of crime. The sister and ranch owner fall for each other. [1]

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Hearts of the West
  2. A Guide to Silent Westerns, by Larry Langdon p.198; c.1992
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Hearts of the West
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (book title) p.77 c.1978 by the American Film Institute