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 ⓘ