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After His Own Heart (1919)

After His Own Heart poster
Directed by
Harry L. Franklin
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds himself in an unusual situation that leads to personal change. The story follows his experiences as he tries to win the affection of a woman.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentledatedstraightforwardplayfulmild

What happens

After His Own Heart is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film based on a 1919 short story of the same name by Ben Ames Williams. It was adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby Le Vino and directed by Harry L. Franklin. The film stars Hale Hamilton and Naomi Childers and was distributed by Metro Pictures Corp., a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A copy of the film is archived at the Cinémathèque Française under the title Une Cure Merveilleuse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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