Heartsease (1919)
Drama | 17 August 1919
Cast:
Tom Moore, Helene Chadwick, Larry Steers [ More ]Director:
Harry BeaumontWriter:
Edfrid A. BinghamProduction Company:
Goldwyn Pictures Corp.The 16 May 1919 and 2 Jun 1919 editions of Wid’s Daily reported the recent purchase of Charles Klein’s 1897 play, Heartsease, by Goldwyn Pictures Corp.
The 5 Aug 1919 Wid’s Daily announced a cross-promotional deal between Goldwyn and sheet music publishers Jerome H. Remick, Oliver Ditson Co., C. B. Jennings Publishing Co., White-Smith Publishing Co., and John Church Co., each of which sold assorted versions of the song, “Heartsease.” According to the article, the five publishers would be involved in the creation of “window displays, lobby exhibits” and print advertising campaigns. “Traveling demonstrators” were dispatched to offer exhibitors arrangements, “preludes and break-ins” of the song to be played during screenings. In his book, The Silent Song in Cinema, 1896 – 1929, author Ken Wlachsin attributed “Heartsease” to composer Neil Moret and lyricist Alfred Bryan.
The picture was released 17 Aug 1919, followed by a New York City opening at the Rialto Theatre. According to the 8 Aug 1919 Var, a pre-release engagement at the Rialto in Rochester, NY, preceded the general release. Reviews were lukewarm, although 23 Aug 1919 Motion Picture News noted that the film had been endorsed by the National Board of Review.
As stated in the 21 Feb 1917 New York Clipper, vaudevillian Darcy Haswell was touring in a one-act play, also titled Heartsease.
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The 16 May 1919 and 2 Jun 1919 editions of Wid’s Daily reported the recent purchase of Charles Klein’s 1897 play, Heartsease, by Goldwyn Pictures Corp.
The 5 Aug 1919 Wid’s Daily announced a cross-promotional deal between Goldwyn and sheet music publishers Jerome H. Remick, Oliver Ditson Co., C. B. Jennings Publishing Co., White-Smith Publishing Co., and John Church Co., each of which sold assorted versions of the song, “Heartsease.” According to the article, the five publishers would be involved in the creation of “window displays, lobby exhibits” and print advertising campaigns. “Traveling demonstrators” were dispatched to offer exhibitors arrangements, “preludes and break-ins” of the song to be played during screenings. In his book, The Silent Song in Cinema, 1896 – 1929, author Ken Wlachsin attributed “Heartsease” to composer Neil Moret and lyricist Alfred Bryan.
The picture was released 17 Aug 1919, followed by a New York City opening at the Rialto Theatre. According to the 8 Aug 1919 Var, a pre-release engagement at the Rialto in Rochester, NY, preceded the general release. Reviews were lukewarm, although 23 Aug 1919 Motion Picture News noted that the film had been endorsed by the National Board of Review.
As stated in the 21 Feb 1917 New York Clipper, vaudevillian Darcy Haswell was touring in a one-act play, also titled Heartsease.
Struggling composer Eric Temple accompanies his sister, Alice, to Ireland, for a visit to her fiancé's aunt. During their stay, Eric falls in love with Margaret Neville, who lives on an adjoining estate with her father and young stepmother. Lord Neville wants Margaret to marry Sir Geoffrey Pomfret, a wealthy amateur musician, but she prefers Eric, who has dedicated the song, "Heartsease" from his new opera, to her. Lady Neville also favors Eric and promises to submit his score to a producer, while secretly paying some debts incurred by his late father. Pomfret steals Eric’s score, then tells Lord Neville about his wife's payments. Lord Neville denounces Eric as an adventurer while Margaret rebuffs him, believing he desires her stepmother. Later, Eric is beaten by Pomfret's cohorts, leaving his memory impaired. On the opening of Pomfret’s alleged opera, Eric’s memory returns upon hearing "Heartsease" and he exposes his rival as a fraud. Eric and Margaret marry, while Pomfret is reduced to a social ...
Struggling composer Eric Temple accompanies his sister, Alice, to Ireland, for a visit to her fiancé's aunt. During their stay, Eric falls in love with Margaret Neville, who lives on an adjoining estate with her father and young stepmother. Lord Neville wants Margaret to marry Sir Geoffrey Pomfret, a wealthy amateur musician, but she prefers Eric, who has dedicated the song, "Heartsease" from his new opera, to her. Lady Neville also favors Eric and promises to submit his score to a producer, while secretly paying some debts incurred by his late father. Pomfret steals Eric’s score, then tells Lord Neville about his wife's payments. Lord Neville denounces Eric as an adventurer while Margaret rebuffs him, believing he desires her stepmother. Later, Eric is beaten by Pomfret's cohorts, leaving his memory impaired. On the opening of Pomfret’s alleged opera, Eric’s memory returns upon hearing "Heartsease" and he exposes his rival as a fraud. Eric and Margaret marry, while Pomfret is reduced to a social outcast.
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