The Call of the Heart

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The Call of the Heart
Directed by Francis Ford
Screenplay by Basil Dickey
Gardner Bradford
Story byBasil Dickey
Starring Dynamite the Dog
Joan Alden
Edmund Cobb
William Steele
Maurice Murphy
George Plues
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited by Leon Barsha
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 29, 1928 (1928-01-29)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Call of the Heart is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and written by Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Dynamite the Dog, Joan Alden, Edmund Cobb, William Steele, Maurice Murphy and George Plues. The film was released on January 29, 1928, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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