''Davy Crockett – In Hearts United'' is a 1909 American silent Western film starring Charles K. French as

Davy Crockett David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Re ...

, with Evelyn Graham, Charles Bauman, Charles W. Travis and Charles Inslee. The film was directed by Fred Balshofer, produced by

Bison Film Company Bison Film Company, also known as 101 Bison Film Company, is an American film studio established in 1909 and disestablished in 1917. It partnered with Miller Brothers 101 Ranch to lease 20,000 acres to build a Western town set and an Indian villa ...

, and distributed by New York Motion Picture Co. It was commercially released on June 4, 1909 in the United States. It is believed to be the first movie ever made about

Plot

The fictional romance depicts frontiersman Crockett rescuing a woman named Anna in mid-ceremony from marriage to a man she doesn't love. She and Crockett ride off on his horse. They go directly to a minister who marries them, and he brings her home to his mother.

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* * 1909 films 1909 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American silent short films Cultural depictions of Davy Crockett Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Fred J. Balshofer 1900s American films 1900s English-language films {{short-silent-film-stub