Strongheart
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by James Kirkwood
Cast: Henry B. Walthall [Soangataha / Strongheart], Lionel Barrymore [Billy Saunders], Antonio Moreno [Frank Nelson], Blanche Sweet [Dorothy Nelson, his sister], Gertrude Robinson [Molly Livingston], Tom McEvoy [Dick Livingston, her brother], Alan Hale [Ralph Thorne], William J. Butler [the manager of the opposing team], W.C. Robinson [a team assistant], James Kirkwood, Jack Mulhall [a man in the stadium crowd]
[?] Biograph Company production for Klaw & Erlanger?; distributed by [?] The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Produced by Marc Klaw and Abraham L. Erlanger. Scenario by Frank E. Woods, from the [?] short story or play? “Braveheart” by William Churchill de Mille (William C. de Mille). Supervising director (production supervision by), D.W. Griffith. / Released 9 March 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The story was subsequently filmed as Braveheart (1925).
Drama: Western.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive; in the Museum of Modern Art film archive; and in the film holdings of Film Preservation Associates.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 21 May 2012.
References: Drew-Speaking p. 286; Limbacher-Feature p. 237; Spehr-American p. 3; Tarbox-Lost p. 185 : ClasIm-225 p. 45 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
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