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Heart of the Wilds (1918)

Heart of the Wilds poster
Directed by
Marshall Neilan
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to a wilderness area where he has a past. He encounters people from his previous life. Events test his connections to the place.

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What happens

Heart of the Wilds is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Elsie Ferguson. The story is from "Pierre and His People", by Gilbert Parker, which Edgar Selwyn also based his play Pierre of the Plains on. Ferguson had become a star in 1908 in Selwyn's Broadway play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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