A Trick of Hearts is a lost[1][2] 1928 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[3][4]
| A Trick of Hearts | |
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| Directed by | B. Reeves Eason |
| Written by | |
| Story by | Henry Irving Dodge |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | M.C. Dewar |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Plot
editCarrie Patience has been elected as the new town sheriff. In order to discredit the new sheriff, Ben Tully begins staging phony robberies while disguised as a woman. Black Jack kidnaps Ben's girlfriend, Connie Meade.[5]
Cast
edit- Hoot Gibson as Benjamin Franklin Tully
- Georgia Hale as Connie Meade
- Joe Rickson as Black Jack
- Rosa Gore as Sheriff Carrie Patience
- Howard Truesdale as Dad Tully
- Heinie Conklin as Blackface Comic
- George Ovey as Whiteface Comic
- Nora Cecil as The Mayor
- Dan Crimmins as The Ex Sheriff
- Grace Cunard as The Constable
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Eason, Reeves; Gibson, Hoot (1928), A Trick Of Hearts, retrieved July 13, 2022
- ^ "Lost Film Files - Universal". www.silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "A Trick of Hearts". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Ginibre, Jean-Louis (2005). Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies. Filipacchi Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-933231-04-4.
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