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.

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

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Billy Bitzer knownForFilm True Heart Susie
Robert Harron notableWork True Heart Susie
True Heart Susie hasAlternativeTitle True Heart Susie: A Story of Young Love
linked to: True Heart Susie