The Ace of Hearts (1921)

Directed by

Wallace Worsley

Genre

drama film, silent film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent crime drama follows a secret society that carries out assassinations. A member falls in love with a woman who is targeted by the group. He must decide between his loyalty to the organization and saving her life.

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What happens

The Ace of Hearts is a 1921 American crime drama film produced and directed by Wallace Worsley. The screenplay by Ruth Wightman is based on Gouverneur Morris's story The Purple Flask, which was serialized in two parts in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1917. The film stars Leatrice Joy, John Bowers, Raymond Hatton and Lon Chaney. One unique feature of this film is that the main title of the movie isn't written on the screen; rather an Ace of Hearts card is shown in its place instead. Prints of this film survive at the George Eastman House. The film is readily available on DVD. A still exists showing Lon Chaney as Farralone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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