The Ace of Hearts

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The Ace of Hearts is a 1921 silent drama film, directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney, about a secret society plotting an assassination in the name of justice.

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instanceOf silent film
basedOn story by Gouverneur Morris
character Farallone NERFINISHED
Lilith NERFINISHED
Michael NERFINISHED
The Master NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Percy Hilburn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Wallace Worsley NERFINISHED
distributor Goldwyn Pictures NERFINISHED
era silent era
featuresElement assassination plot
moral dilemma
secret society
filmFormat black-and-white
silent
hasAlternativeClassification romantic crime drama
hasGenre crime
drama
romantic drama
hasIntertitleLanguage English
leadActor Lon Chaney NERFINISHED
leadActress Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED
notableFor starring Lon Chaney in an early crime melodrama role
originalLanguage Silent film
partOf American silent feature film canon
plotSummary A secret society plots an assassination in the name of justice.
preservationStatus survives in film archives
producer Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED
productionCompany Goldwyn Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1921-09-11
releaseYear 1921
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter Ruth Wightman NERFINISHED
setting an unnamed modern city
stars Fred Goodwins NERFINISHED
Hardee Kirkland NERFINISHED
John Bowers NERFINISHED
Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED
Raymond Hatton NERFINISHED
theme love versus duty
political assassination
vigilantism
title The Ace of Hearts NERFINISHED

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Leatrice Joy notableWork The Ace of Hearts