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The 26 Nov 1921 Motion Picture News reported that Human Hearts was being filmed on location in Owensmouth, CA.
       Hal Reid's play was first adapted into fllm by Selig Polyscope in 1910, starring Reid himself (see entry). ...

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The 26 Nov 1921 Motion Picture News reported that Human Hearts was being filmed on location in Owensmouth, CA.
       Hal Reid's play was first adapted into fllm by Selig Polyscope in 1910, starring Reid himself (see entry).

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
16 Jul 1922
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Motion Picture News
26 Nv 1921
p. 2845
Variety
4 Aug 1922
p. 34
DETAILS
Release Date:
2 October 1922
Premiere Information:
New York and San Francisco, CA premieres: ca5 Aug 1922
Production Date:
Nov 1921
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
6,350
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

City confidence woman Barbara Kaye visits the Logan farm in the Ozarks for the purpose of marrying Tom Logan for the fortune in coal beneath the Logan property. Paul, Tom's father, is suspicious of Barbara and disinherits Tom after his marriage. Angry with Logan and restless from the monotony of farm life, Barbara succumbs to the temptation of her former lover, Benton, and she returns to the city with the ex-convict and her daughter when Benton kills Paul Logan and Tom is imprisoned for the murder. Eventually, Barbara repents, confesses the truth, and is reconciled with Tom, who rescues his wife from the brutal Benton and takes his family back to the ...

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City confidence woman Barbara Kaye visits the Logan farm in the Ozarks for the purpose of marrying Tom Logan for the fortune in coal beneath the Logan property. Paul, Tom's father, is suspicious of Barbara and disinherits Tom after his marriage. Angry with Logan and restless from the monotony of farm life, Barbara succumbs to the temptation of her former lover, Benton, and she returns to the city with the ex-convict and her daughter when Benton kills Paul Logan and Tom is imprisoned for the murder. Eventually, Barbara repents, confesses the truth, and is reconciled with Tom, who rescues his wife from the brutal Benton and takes his family back to the farm.

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Sub-genre:
Rural


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Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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