Heart and Soul (1917 film)

Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul, also being shown with Youth's Endearing Charm.
Directed by	J. Gordon Edwards
Written by	Adrian Johnson
Based on	Jess by H. Rider Haggard
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Theda Bara Claire Whitney
Cinematography	Philip E. Rosen
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	May 21, 1917 (1917-05-21)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Heart and Soul is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film was based on the 1887 novel Jess by H. Rider Haggard and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[1] This film is now considered a lost film.^[2]

Cast

• Theda Bara as Jess
• Edwin Holt as John Croft
• Claire Whitney as Bess
• Walter Law as Drummond
• Harry Hilliard as John Neil
• Glen White as Pedro
• Alice Gale as Mammy
• John Webb Dillion as Sancho
• Margaret Laird
• Kittens Reichert as Bess (in prologue)
• Margaret Lairce as Jess (in prologue)
• Art Acord as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

See also

• List of lost films
• 1937 Fox vault fire

References

1. Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 35. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: Heart and Soul". silentera. Retrieved June 28, 2008.

External links

• Heart and Soul at IMDb