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Western Hearts

1911 · 10 min

A brief silent-era moral vignette that moves quickly through hardship and coincidence with earnest simplicity.

Directed by
Joseph A. Golden
Genres
Western
Starring
Thomas Carrigan, Tom Mix, Otis Thayer
Overview
Sam Long leaves his invalid wife to seek work in a neighboring town. He is unsuccessful in his quest and being penniless, and his wife in need of food and medicine, he steals a wallet of money from Dr. Lane. While returning home he loses the wallet on the road. It is found by some of the boys, who return it to the doctor.

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Directed by
Joseph A. Golden
Genres
Western
Starring
Thomas Carrigan, Tom Mix, Otis Thayer
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • guilt
  • morality
  • parenthood
  • politics
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Joseph A. Golden
Written by
Joseph A. Golden
Starring
Thomas Carrigan, Tom Mix, Otis Thayer, William Duncan, Myrtle Stedman, Ralph Kennedy, Richard Trethwick
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America

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