Cheated Hearts (1921)
Melodrama | 12 December 1921
Director:
Hobart HenleyWriter:
Wallace CliftonCinematographer:
Virgil MillerProduction Company:
Universal Film Manufacturing Co.A film based on William Farquhar Payson’s 1908 novel, Barry Gordon, was announced in the 8 Oct 1921 Camera as the next starring vehicle for actor Herbert Rawlinson. A production chart in the 15 Oct 1921 issue indicated that principal photography was in its second week at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA. The working title was also Barry Gordon. That same day, Motion Picture News described the film as “an elaborate stage production” depicting locales in Morocco, New York City, and Paris, France.
On 22 Oct 1921, Camera reported that co-star Josef Swickard had completed work on the project; the close of production was confirmed in the 5 Nov 1921 edition. Three weeks later, the 26 Nov 1921 Camera announced the official title as Cheated Hearts.
The film was released on 12 Dec 1921, and also opened that day in Brooklyn, NY, at the Alhambra Theatre. Other openings followed in Manhattan on 13 Dec 1921 at Loew’s New York Theatre, and in Los Angeles, CA, on 31 Dec 1921 at the Superba Theatre. ...
A film based on William Farquhar Payson’s 1908 novel, Barry Gordon, was announced in the 8 Oct 1921 Camera as the next starring vehicle for actor Herbert Rawlinson. A production chart in the 15 Oct 1921 issue indicated that principal photography was in its second week at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA. The working title was also Barry Gordon. That same day, Motion Picture News described the film as “an elaborate stage production” depicting locales in Morocco, New York City, and Paris, France.
On 22 Oct 1921, Camera reported that co-star Josef Swickard had completed work on the project; the close of production was confirmed in the 5 Nov 1921 edition. Three weeks later, the 26 Nov 1921 Camera announced the official title as Cheated Hearts.
The film was released on 12 Dec 1921, and also opened that day in Brooklyn, NY, at the Alhambra Theatre. Other openings followed in Manhattan on 13 Dec 1921 at Loew’s New York Theatre, and in Los Angeles, CA, on 31 Dec 1921 at the Superba Theatre.
Barry Gordon, the older son of a Virginia colonel, inherits his late father’s fatal weakness for alcohol. Both he and his brother, Tom, are in love with Muriel Beekman, their guardian's daughter, but Barry believes that she does not reciprocate his feelings. Three years later, after extensive travels, Barry learns that Tom has been captured and held for ransom by desert marauders while on a business trip in Morocco. Barry begins the search for his brother in Tangiers, where he encounters the Beekmans and Kitty Van Ness. Barry and Muriel discover their love for each other, but he refuses to commit himself while Tom is still alive. After breaching the bandits' stronghold, Barry rescues a native girl named Naomi from the chieftain, but is himself captured while effecting Tom's escape. Naomi aids Barry's escape, during which the chieftain is killed and she dies in her rescuer’s arms. Afterward, Muriel professes her love for Barry and helps him conquer his desire for ...
Barry Gordon, the older son of a Virginia colonel, inherits his late father’s fatal weakness for alcohol. Both he and his brother, Tom, are in love with Muriel Beekman, their guardian's daughter, but Barry believes that she does not reciprocate his feelings. Three years later, after extensive travels, Barry learns that Tom has been captured and held for ransom by desert marauders while on a business trip in Morocco. Barry begins the search for his brother in Tangiers, where he encounters the Beekmans and Kitty Van Ness. Barry and Muriel discover their love for each other, but he refuses to commit himself while Tom is still alive. After breaching the bandits' stronghold, Barry rescues a native girl named Naomi from the chieftain, but is himself captured while effecting Tom's escape. Naomi aids Barry's escape, during which the chieftain is killed and she dies in her rescuer’s arms. Afterward, Muriel professes her love for Barry and helps him conquer his desire for drink.
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