True Heart Susie
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True Heart Susie is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, noted for its tender portrayal of small-town love and sacrifice.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| character |
Bettina Hopkins
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Susie May Trueheart NERFINISHED ⓘ William Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Artcraft Pictures
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Famous Players–Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-World War I American cinema ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | True Heart Susie: A Story of Young Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | praised for subtle acting and emotional restraint ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
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romance ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusicInModernScreenings | newly composed accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | life of a devoted small-town girl ⓘ |
| hasStyle | pastoral melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religion and morality
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self-sacrifice ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| isPartOf | D. W. Griffith filmography ⓘ |
| leadActor | Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | tender portrayal of small-town love and sacrifice ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving film ⓘ |
| productionCompany | D. W. Griffith Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1919-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural American small town ⓘ |
| starring |
Clarine Seymour
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Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsAs |
Clarine Seymour as Bettina Hopkins
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Lillian Gish as Susie May Trueheart ⓘ Robert Harron as William Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century to early 20th century rural America ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
D. W. Griffith
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Marian Fremont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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