Swords and Hearts

Movie
Original title	Swords and Hearts: A Story of the War Time in old Virginia
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1911
length	17 minutes
Rod
Director	DW Griffith
script	Emmett Campbell Hall
production	Biograph Company
camera	Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer
occupation
Wilfred Lucas : Hugh Frazier Claire McDowell : Irene Lambert Dorothy West : Jennie Baker William J. Butler : Old Ben Charles West : Union soldier, suitor to Ms. Lambert Verner Clarges : Hugh's father Francis J. Grandon : Jenny's father Alfred Paget : Bushwhacker Walter Charles Robinson : Bushwhacker Kate Bruce : at the Lambert's house Donald Crisp : in the Frazier's house; Bushwhacker Frank Evans : Bushwhacker Guy Hedlund : in the Frazier's house; Union soldier Florence La Badie J. Jiquel Lanoe : Union soldier; Bushwhacker Charles Hill Mailes : Bushwhacker William Chrystie Miller

Swords and Hearts from 1911 is one of a series of incoherent American silent films by director DW Griffith that deal with the Civil War . The film was released on August 28, 1911.

action

Jennie, the poor Bakers' daughter, secretly adores Hugh, the son of a wealthy tobacco grower, while the latter loves Irene, the calculating daughter of a socially equal family. During the American Civil War , Jennie, unrecognized, saves him from capture by enemy Union soldiers . The father's property is looted and burned down by guerrilla fighters . As a result, Irene leaves him in favor of a Union officer. Poor Jennie confesses her love to Hugh and the loyal house servant hands over the family fortune he has brought to safety.

background

The film was shot in Fort Lee and the surrounding area.

Web links

• Swords and Hearts for free download from the Internet Archive
• Swords and Hearts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Swords and Hearts in the online film database