Empty Hearts
Empty Hearts is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adele Buffington wrote the scenario based on Evelyn Campbell's story published in Metropolitan.[1][2]
| Empty Hearts | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg.webp){kind=spacer} Advertisement | |
| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Produced by | Ben Verschleiser |
| Written by | Adele Buffington (scenario) |
| Story by | Evelyn Campbell |
| Starring | John Bowers Charles Murray John Miljan Clara Bow |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Henry Ginsberg Distributing Company |
Release date |
|
Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
Milt Kimberlin marries a cabaret dancer who dies after he loses his money. Years later, he regains his fortune and remarries, but he's distant and misses his first wife. His new wife leaves him after a blackmailer's letter arrives suggesting infidelity in his first marriage, but eventually the truth is revealed and their relationship grows stronger.
Cast
- John Bowers as Milt Kimberlin
- Charles Murray as Joe Delane
- John Miljan as Frank Gorman
- Clara Bow as Rosalie
- Buck Black as Val Kimberlin
- Lillian Rich as Madeline
- Joan Standing as Hilda, the maid
Preservation
An incomplete print of Empty Hearts is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
References
- "Refowich Theater". The Standard Sentinel. March 9, 1925. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Progressive Silent Film List: Empty Hearts at silentera.com
- Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Empty Hearts
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.