The Heart of Maryland
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The Heart of Maryland is a silent
1927
costume drama produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and directed by Lloyd Bacon
. The film stars Dolores Costello
in the title character. This film is the last silent version of the oft filmed Victorian story with versions having been produced in 1915 and 1921. An incomplete print of the film is at the Library of Congress
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
1927
1927 in film
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costume drama produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and directed by Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Francis Bacon was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director.-Life:Bacon was born in San Jose California, the son of actor Frank Bacon, later the co-author and star of the long running Broadway show 'Lightnin' , and Jennie Bacon. He was not related to actor Irving Bacon whom he...
. The film stars Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen"...
in the title character. This film is the last silent version of the oft filmed Victorian story with versions having been produced in 1915 and 1921. An incomplete print of the film is at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Dolores CostelloDolores CostelloDolores Costello was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen"...
- Maryland Calvert - Jason Robards, Sr.Jason Robards, Sr.Jason Nelson Robards, Sr. was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards, Jr...
- Maj. Alan Kendrick - Warner RichmondWarner RichmondWarner Richmond was an American actor. He appeared in 141 films between 1912 and 1946.He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
- Captain Fulton Thorpe - Helene CostelloHelene CostelloHelene Costello was an American motion picture actress, most notably of the silent film era.Lou Costello took his professional name from the actress.- Biography :...
- Nancy - Carroll NyeCarroll NyeRobert Carroll Nye , better known as Carroll Nye, was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944, perhaps most memorably as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind .His brother was respected Hollywood makeup artist Ben Nye.He was born in Akron,...
- Lloyd Calvert - Charles Edward Bull - Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
- Erville AldersonErville AldersonErville Alderson was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Glendale, California.-Selected filmography:*America...
- Maj. Gen. Kendrick - Paul Kruger - Tom Boone
- Walter Rodgers - Gen. U.S. Grant
- Jim Welch - Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Orpha Alba - Mammy
- Myrna LoyMyrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
- Mulatta - Harry NorthrupHarry NorthrupHarry Northrup was a French-born American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 135 films between 1911 and 1935.He was born in Paris and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Gen. Joe Hooker - Nick CogleyNick CogleyNick Cogley was an American actor, director and writer of the silent era. He appeared in over 170 films between 1909 and 1934.He was born in New York, New York and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Eli Stanton - Lew Short - Allan PinkertonAllan PinkertonAllan Pinkerton was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.-Early life, career and immigration:...
- Leonard Mellon - Young Stewrt
- Madge Hunt - Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
- Charles Force - Col. Lummon
- Francis FordFrancis FordFrancis Ford may refer to:*Francis Ford , American actor, writer and film director*Francis Ford , English cricketer, who played cricket in the late 19th century...
- Jefferson Davis - Ruth Cherrington - Mrs. Gordon
- S. D. Wilcox - Gen. Winfield Scott