The Girl of My Heart (1920)
Adventure | 12 December 1920
Director:
Edward J. Le SaintWriters:
Edward J. Le Saint, Mildred ConsidineProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The 7 Aug 1920 Camera reported the recent start of principal photography at Little Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, CA. The bestselling 1911 source novel, Joan of Rainbow Springs by Frances Marian Mitchell, provided the film’s working title. On 11 Sep 1920, Wid’s Daily noted that the title had been officially changed to The Girl of My Heart as production was nearing completion. An article in the 18 Sep 1920 Motion Picture News revealed that exterior scenes were filmed in the vicinity of Big Bear Lake, CA, including several desert locations, the peak of Big Bear Mountain, and nearby Bluff Lake.
The Girl of My Heart opened 12 Dec 1920 to tepid reviews. While critics generally approved the picture, the 12 Dec 1920 Wid’s Daily complained that it was comprised of “loosely connected” scenes that impaired the storyline, and the 18 Feb 1921 Var jadedly highlighted the “struggle for honor” sequence common to most Fox Film Corp. productions.
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The 7 Aug 1920 Camera reported the recent start of principal photography at Little Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, CA. The bestselling 1911 source novel, Joan of Rainbow Springs by Frances Marian Mitchell, provided the film’s working title. On 11 Sep 1920, Wid’s Daily noted that the title had been officially changed to The Girl of My Heart as production was nearing completion. An article in the 18 Sep 1920 Motion Picture News revealed that exterior scenes were filmed in the vicinity of Big Bear Lake, CA, including several desert locations, the peak of Big Bear Mountain, and nearby Bluff Lake.
The Girl of My Heart opened 12 Dec 1920 to tepid reviews. While critics generally approved the picture, the 12 Dec 1920 Wid’s Daily complained that it was comprised of “loosely connected” scenes that impaired the storyline, and the 18 Feb 1921 Var jadedly highlighted the “struggle for honor” sequence common to most Fox Film Corp. productions.
On Christmas Eve, the orphaned Joan escapes a cruel mistress and finds refuge at the White family estate. After Joan convinces young Rodney White, who suffers from white plague, not to take his own life, he takes her out West, along with his Aunt Prudence, in hopes of recovering his health. There they learn that Major Philips is selling whiskey at an Indian settlement. Threatened by the discovery, Philips hires the renegade Chawa to kill Rodney and kidnap Joan. Rodney is only injured, however, and he recovers with the aid of the hermit Dr. Norman. After rescuing Joan from her kidnapper, Rodney learns that he is cured, and he and Joan fall in ...
On Christmas Eve, the orphaned Joan escapes a cruel mistress and finds refuge at the White family estate. After Joan convinces young Rodney White, who suffers from white plague, not to take his own life, he takes her out West, along with his Aunt Prudence, in hopes of recovering his health. There they learn that Major Philips is selling whiskey at an Indian settlement. Threatened by the discovery, Philips hires the renegade Chawa to kill Rodney and kidnap Joan. Rodney is only injured, however, and he recovers with the aid of the hermit Dr. Norman. After rescuing Joan from her kidnapper, Rodney learns that he is cured, and he and Joan fall in love.
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