''The Call of the Heart'' is a 1928 American silent

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film directed by Francis Ford and written by

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and Gardner Bradford. The film stars

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, Joan Alden,

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, William Steele, Maurice Murphy and George Plues. The film was released on January 29, 1928, by

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Cast

as Dynamite * Joan Alden as Molly O'Day *

as Jerry Wilson * William Steele as Dave Crenshaw * Maurice Murphy as Josh O'Day * George Plues as Henchman *

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as Henchman * Owen Train as Henchman

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* 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Francis Ford American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub