Strongheart (film)

Strongheart
Strongheart
	Contemporary advertisement
Directed by	James Kirkwood Sr.
Written by	Frank E. Woods
Based on	Play; by William C. deMille
Produced by	Henry B. Harris; Klaw & Erlanger; American Mutoscope and Biograph Company;
Starring	Henry B. Walthall; Lionel Barrymore; Blanche Sweet; Antonio Moreno
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	March 19, 1914;
Running time	30 min
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Strongheart is a 1914 American silent Western black and white film directed by James Kirkwood Sr., produced by Henry B. Harris, written by Frank E. Woods and starring Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Antonio Moreno.^[1] The film was supervised by D.W. Griffith.^[2]

It is based on the four-act play by William C. deMille,^[3] and it was produced by Henry B. Harris at the Hudson Theater on 30 January 1905 for 66 performances with Robert Edeson.^[4]

The melodrama Braveheart is a remake of Strongheart.^[5]

Cast[edit]

Antonio Moreno as Frank Nelson
Blanche Sweet as Dorothy Nelson, Frank's Sister
Henry B. Walthall as Soangataha / Strongheart
Gertrude Robinson as Molly Livingston
Tom McEvoy as Dick Livingston, Molly's Brother
Lionel Barrymore as Billy Saunders
Alan Hale Sr. as Ralph Thorne
William J. Butler as Manager of the Opposing Team
W.C. Robinson as Team Assistant
James Kirkwood
Jack Mulhall as In Stadium Crowd

References[edit]

^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 287. ISBN 9780313303456.
^ Menefee, David W. (November 26, 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1966.
^ Hearne, Joanna (January 25, 2013). Native Recognition: Indigenous Cinema and the Western. SUNY Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781438443997.
^ Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780879722890.
^ Oriard, Michael (December 15, 2005). King Football: Sport and Spectacle in the Golden Age of Radio and Newsreels, Movies and Magazines, the Weekly and the Daily Press. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 371. ISBN 9780807864036.

External links[edit]

Strongheart at IMDb

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[1] McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 287. ISBN 9780313303456.

[2] Menefee, David W. (November 26, 2012). The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era. BearManor Media. p. 1966.

[3] Hearne, Joanna (January 25, 2013). Native Recognition: Indigenous Cinema and the Western. SUNY Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781438443997.

[4] Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780879722890.

[5] Oriard, Michael (December 15, 2005). King Football: Sport and Spectacle in the Golden Age of Radio and Newsreels, Movies and Magazines, the Weekly and the Daily Press. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 371. ISBN 9780807864036.

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