''The Heart of Doreon'' (also known as ''In the Heart of Doreon'' and misspelled as ''The Heart of Dorean'') is a 1921 American silent

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romantic drama film produced by Cyrus J. Williams and distributed by

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. It was directed by

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and stars

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and

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. This short film was part of the "Santschi Series", which included the other short films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Lorraine of the Timberlands ''Lorraine of the Timberlands'' is a 1921 American silent short Western melodrama film produced by Cyrus J. Williams and distributed by Pathé Exchange. It was directed by Robert North Bradbury and stars Tom Santschi and Ruth Stonehouse. Th ...

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Mother o' Dreams ''Mother o' Dreams'' is a 1921 American silent Western film produced by Cyrus J. Williams and distributed by Pathé Exchange. It was directed by Robert North Bradbury and stars Tom Santschi and Ruth Stonehouse. This short film was part of the ...

'', all of which starred Santschi. An 8-minute version of the film survives, which has been released by Harpodeon.

Plot

French Canadian woodsman Doreon (Santschi) is in love with Babette (Stonehouse), but she is in love with Blake (Hearn). After a fight, Doreon mistakenly believes that he has killed Blake. He later learns that Blake has survived but is wanted for murder. Doreon helps the

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capture Blake, and Babette falls in love with Doreon.

Cast

as Doreon *

as Babette * Edward Hearn as Blake *

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Production

Exteriors were filmed in the

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Reception

The film was noted for its "beautiful outdoor scenes."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heart of Doreon, The 1921 films American black-and-white films Films set in Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction