Human Hearts (film)

Human Hearts
Human Hearts
Directed by	King Baggot
Written by	Lucien Hubbard; George C. Hull; Marc Robbins
Based on	Human Hearts; by Hal Reid
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	House Peters; Russell Simpson
Cinematography	Victor Milner; Otto Dyar
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	August 1922;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Human Hearts is a 1922 American silent rural drama film directed by King Baggot, and produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It stars House Peters. It is based on a play of the same name by Hal Reid.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Tom Logan (Peters), an assistant to his father Paul (Simpson) in his blacksmith shop, falls in love with Barbara Kaye (Hallor), a notorious character who plans to fleece him. Against his father's wishes, Tom marries her and they have a child. Jay Benton (Wallace), a former friend of Barbara's, is released from prison and comes to see Barbara. Tom's father finds them together, and there is a scuffle and a shot and Paul Logan is killed. Jimmy (Hackathorne), Tom's half-wit brother, runs to the village and spreads the news that Tom has killed his own father. Tom is sentenced and convicted to a life sentence. Barbara moves to the city with her child and lives with Benton. Tom saves the life of the warden (Taylor) and gets his sentence reduced. Upon his release, Barbara returns to him and there is a resultant happy ending.