The Heart of a Hero is a surviving 1916 American silent historical drama film based upon the 1898 play Nathan Hale by Clyde Fitch, directed by Émile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick and Gail Kane. It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation.The Heart of a Hero at silentera.comThe AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Heart of a Hero
Prints exist at the George Eastman Museum and the Library of Congress.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Heart of a Hero
Plot The story of Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy from his days as a teacher to his eventual capture and execution.
Cast Robert Warwick - Nathan Hale Gail Kane - Alice Adams Alec B. Francis - Colonel Knowlton George MacQuarrie - Guy Fitzroy Clifford Grey - Tom Adams Henry West - Cunningham Charles Jackson - Thomas Jefferson Clara Whipple - Widow Chichester Mildred Havens - Amy Brandon Herbert Evans - William Howe
See also Cardigan (1922) America (1924) List of films about the American Revolution List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
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