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The Heart of Lincoln
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4445 feet
Directed by Francis Ford
Cast: Francis Ford [Abraham Lincoln], Grace Cunard [Betty], Ella Hall, William Quinn, Elmer Morrow, Lew Short
New Era Productions production; distributed by Anchor Film Distributors. / Produced by Francis Ford. / Released 1 November 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] It is unclear whether this is an expansion version of The Heart of Lincoln (1915) or an entirely new production; Website-AFI implies that this film is an expansion of the 1915 Universal film.
Drama: Historical: Civil War.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, April 1923, 4:57] Character study of the great Emancipator which deals with a few of the incidents in Lincoln’s life. The romance features a broken love between a youth who joins the Union forces and the brother of his sweetheart, who joins the Confederate forces. The Southerner is captured, but the Union officer allows him to escape. For doing so he is tried for treason and the death warrant is brought to Lincoln to sign. He pardons the boy, and the youthful sweethearts are happy again.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: History: USA: American Civil War (1861-1865) - People: Abraham Lincoln
Listing updated: 16 October 2011.
References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 16; Sherwood-Best p. 169 : ClasIm-225 p. C8 : Website-AFI.
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