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When the Heart Calls (1912)

When the Heart Calls poster
Directed by
Al Christie
Genre
Western film, comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent short Western comedy from 1912. It follows characters in an Old West setting as they get into a humorous situation.

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What happens

When the Heart Calls is a 1912 American silent era short Western comedy film starring Lee Moran, Russell Bassett, Louise Glaum, and Victoria Forde. Directed by Al Christie and produced by the Nestor Company, it was distributed by the Universal Film Company. When the Heart Calls was filmed at Nestor Studios, the first studio actually located in Hollywood, which was merged with Universal in 1912. It marked Glaum's movie debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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