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The Heart Raider (1923)

The Heart Raider poster
Directed by
Wesley Ruggles
Genre
silent film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent romantic comedy about a woman who charms a man. She uses her wiles to win his heart in a lighthearted game of love.

light-heartedplayfulgentleromanticbreezyold-fashionedwhimsical

What happens

The Heart Raider is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on an original story for the screen and was directed by Wesley Ruggles and starred Agnes Ayres and Mahlon Hamilton. A Czech release print survives at the George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York. Brothers Charles and Wesley Ruggles on a rare occasion work here on the same film. Future torch singer Helen Morgan has an uncredited extra part. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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