Swords and Hearts

Swords and Hearts
Play media Full film
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Emmett C. Hall
Starring	See below
Cinematography	G.W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	August 28, 1911 (1911-08-28)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Swords and Hearts is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by the Biograph Company.^[1]

Plot summary[]

Hugh Frazier, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, is trailed by Union soldiers while stopping to visit his sweetheart Irene Lambert. Jenny Baker, a poor young woman who is a not-so-secret admirer of the officer, puts on his overcoat and takes his horse and rides away, causing the Union soldiers to follow. After the war, Jenny and Hugh are reunited.^[2]

Cast[]

Wilfred Lucas as Hugh Frazier
Claire McDowell as Irene Lambert
Dorothy West as Jenny Baker
William J. Butler as Old Ben
Charles West as The Suitor
Verner Clarges as Hugh's Father
Francis J. Grandon as Jennie's Father
Alfred Paget as Bushwacker
Donald Crisp as Bushwacker
Kate Bruce as At Lambert House (uncredited)
Donald Crisp as At Frazier House / Bushwacker (uncredited)
Frank Evans as Bushwhacker (uncredited)
Guy Hedlund as At Frazier House / Union Soldier (uncredited)
Florence La Badie as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
J. Jiquel Lanoe as Union Soldier / Bushwhacker (uncredited)
Charles Hill Mailes as Bushwhacker (uncredited)
W. Chrystie Miller as Minor Role (uncredited)

Commentary[]

Jenny Baker is fearless after she dons the officer's overcoat and takes his horse to divert the Union soldiers. Her horsemanship is emphasized over the other male riders, as soon as she is on the horse she rides at full speed and she alone among the riders has her horse rear up on its hind legs.^[2]

Preservation[]

Copies of Swords and Hearts are held by the Museum of Modern Art and BFI National Archive.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Progressive Silent Film List: Swords and Hearts at silentera.com
^ ^a ^b Horak, Laura (Summer 2013). "Landscape, Vitality, and Desire: Cross-Dressed Frontier Girls in Transitional-Era American Cinema". Cinema Journal. University of Texas Press. 52 (4): 86–87. doi:10.1353/cj.2013.0041. ISSN 0009-7101. JSTOR 00097101. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

External links[]

Swords and Hearts at IMDb
The short film Swords and Hearts is available for free download at the Internet Archive.

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