''Empty Hearts'' is a 1924 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Alfred Santell Alfred Allen Santell (1895–1981), was an American film director and film producer. Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two-reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. Taking up f ...

Adele Buffington Adele Buffington (born Adele Burgdorfer, and sometimes billed as Jess Bowers) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras of Hollywood. Early life Adele was born in St. Louis to Adolph Burgdorfer and Mary Elizabeth Frederick, ...

wrote the scenario based on

Evelyn Campbell Evelyn Campbell (sometimes known as Evelyn Murray Campbell) was an American screenwriter, writer, and actress active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography Campbell was born in Kansas to J.C. Murray (a lawyer) and Maggie Parker; early on, s ...

's story published in '' Metropolitan''.

Plot

Milt Kimberlin marries a cabaret dancer who dies after he loses his money. Years later, he regains his fortune and remarries, but he's distant and misses his first wife. His new wife leaves him after a blackmailer's letter arrives suggesting infidelity in his first marriage, but eventually the truth is revealed and their relationship grows stronger.

Cast

* John Bowers as Milt Kimberlin *

Charles Murray Charles Murray may refer to: Politicians *Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710), British peer *Charles Murray (author and diplomat) (1806–1895), British author and diplomat *Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore (1841–1907), Scotti ...

as Joe Delane *

John Miljan John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958. Biography Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four deca ...

as Frank Gorman *

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

as Rosalie * Buck Black as Val Kimberlin *

Lillian Rich Lillian Rose Rich Woodland, more commonly known as Lillian Rich (1 January 1900 – 5 January 1954) was an English-born actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Biography Rich was born in Herne ...

as Madeline *

Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Partial filmography * ''The Loves of ...

as Hilda, the maid

Preservation

An incomplete print of ''Empty Hearts'' is held by the

UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the ar ...

.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Empty Hearts''
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References

External links

* * 1924 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred Santell 1924 drama films Silent American drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub