Heart and Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film was based on the 1887 novel Jess by H. Rider Haggard and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[1] This film is now considered a lost film.[2]
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Directed by | J. Gordon Edwards |
Written by | Adrian Johnson |
Based on | Jess by H. Rider Haggard |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Theda Bara Claire Whitney |
Cinematography | Philip E. Rosen |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Theda Bara as Jess
- Edwin Holt as John Croft
- Claire Whitney as Bess
- Walter Law as Drummond
- Harry Hilliard as John Neil
- Glen White as Pedro
- Alice Gale as Mammy
- John Webb Dillion as Sancho
- Margaret Laird
- Kittens Reichert as Bess (in prologue)
- Margaret Lairce as Jess (in prologue)
- Art Acord as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 35. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Heart and Soul". silentera. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
External links
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