The Heart of a Lion (1917)
Drama | 16 December 1917
This film was based on the novel The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies (1906) by Charles William Gordon, who wrote under the pseudonym of Ralph Connor.
On 24 November 1917, Exhibitors Herald noted that filming took place in Sag Harbor, NY, where residents of the area performed as background actors. Star George Walsh reportedly lived there, himself, and some scenes were shot on his own farm, as stated in a 22 December 1917 Motion Picture News item. Interiors were produced at the Fox studio in Fort Lee, NJ, according to the 17 November 1917 Motion Picture News.
While modern sources list a release date of 15 December 1917 and a length of five reels, the trades noted an issue date of 16 December 1917, with six reels.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is not known to exist in any archives.
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This film was based on the novel The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies (1906) by Charles William Gordon, who wrote under the pseudonym of Ralph Connor.
On 24 November 1917, Exhibitors Herald noted that filming took place in Sag Harbor, NY, where residents of the area performed as background actors. Star George Walsh reportedly lived there, himself, and some scenes were shot on his own farm, as stated in a 22 December 1917 Motion Picture News item. Interiors were produced at the Fox studio in Fort Lee, NJ, according to the 17 November 1917 Motion Picture News.
While modern sources list a release date of 15 December 1917 and a length of five reels, the trades noted an issue date of 16 December 1917, with six reels.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is not known to exist in any archives.
Although he has aspirations of becoming a doctor, Barney Kemper slaves away on the farm so that his younger brother Dick can attend college. Dick, having no appreciation of his brother's sacrifice, recklessly squanders the hard-earned money. Although Margaret Danforth, the town doctor's daughter, loves Barney, he falls in love with Iola Hamilton, one of her girl friends. While visiting Dick to investigate his growing debts, Barney discovers Iola in his brother's arms and finally realizes his utter weakness and selfishness. Disgusted, Barney goes West to become a doctor in a lumber camp. Meanwhile, Dick repents, becomes a minister and is assigned to a ministry in the lumber town. Margaret, now a nurse, accompanies him to start a hospital. Together the three face the forces of immorality led by Tex. In the struggle, Dick is mortally wounded, and after Barney extracts revenge by killing Tex, he settles down to a life of peace with ...
Although he has aspirations of becoming a doctor, Barney Kemper slaves away on the farm so that his younger brother Dick can attend college. Dick, having no appreciation of his brother's sacrifice, recklessly squanders the hard-earned money. Although Margaret Danforth, the town doctor's daughter, loves Barney, he falls in love with Iola Hamilton, one of her girl friends. While visiting Dick to investigate his growing debts, Barney discovers Iola in his brother's arms and finally realizes his utter weakness and selfishness. Disgusted, Barney goes West to become a doctor in a lumber camp. Meanwhile, Dick repents, becomes a minister and is assigned to a ministry in the lumber town. Margaret, now a nurse, accompanies him to start a hospital. Together the three face the forces of immorality led by Tex. In the struggle, Dick is mortally wounded, and after Barney extracts revenge by killing Tex, he settles down to a life of peace with Margaret.
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