| The Heart Bandit | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
| Written by | Tom J. Hopkins Fred Myton |
| Starring | Viola Dana Milton Sills Gertrude Claire |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
Production company | Metro Pictures |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Heart Bandit is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Viola Dana, Milton Sills, and Gertrude Claire. [1]
As described in a film magazine review, [2] Molly O'Hara's criminal gang sets out to hold up a fast truck coming across the Canadian border that they believe is carrying a rich cargo of bootleg liquor. When the gang comes along side the truck and point a gun, it turns out they have been double-crossed as the canvas flaps of the truck go up to reveal half a dozen detectives and policemen holding revolvers. Molly is able to escape being caught and takes refuge on the private estate of John Rand, the leader of a powerful group of Wall Street manipulators. John's mother takes a liking to her and so adopts her. John is entering a shady financial deal with a business foe who is being aided by a South American, Ramón Orestest Córdova. The latter falls in love with Molly, but she finds out that he plans to double-cross John by having federal officials raid his estate. Molly, with the assistance of her old crony Spike Malone, that night cracks open the safe in the Rand mansion to rescue incriminating papers that, if obtained by the federal officials, would land John in the penitentiary. In this way, assisted by Mrs. Rand, she is able to set herself on the straight life .
With no prints of The Heart Bandit located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.
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