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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Predicate Object
instanceOf silent film
basedOn story by Gouverneur Morris
character Farallone
linked to: Farallon Islands

Lilith
Michael
The Master
cinematographyBy Percy Hilburn
countryOfOrigin United States
director Wallace Worsley
distributor Goldwyn Pictures
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
leadActress Leatrice Joy
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
productionCompany Goldwyn Pictures
releaseDate 1921-09-11
releaseYear 1921
runtimeMinutes 75
screenwriter Ruth Wightman
setting an unnamed modern city
stars Fred Goodwins
Hardee Kirkland
John Bowers
Leatrice Joy
Lon Chaney
Raymond Hatton
theme love versus duty
political assassination
vigilantism
title The Ace of Hearts

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Leatrice Joy notableWork The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts title The Ace of Hearts