Hearts of the World
A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT WAR
A wartime melodrama that contrasts the tender bonds of youth and romance against the brutal intrusion of occupation and violence, ultimately affirming resilience and national restoration.
A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
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Lillian Gish
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
Robert Harron
The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
Dorothy Gish
The Little Disturber
Adolph Lestina
The Grandfather
Josephine Crowell
The Mother
Jack Cosgrave
The Father of the Boy
Kate Bruce
The Mother of the Boy
Ben Alexander
The Boy's Littlest Brother
Marion Emmons
The Boy's Other Brother
Francis Marion
The Boy's Other Brother
Robert Anderson
Monsieur Cuckoo
George Fawcett
The Village Carpenter
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