The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland is a silent film costume Vitaphone drama produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Dolores Costello in the title character and features Jason Robards, Sr.. It is based on David Belasco's 1895 play The Heart of Maryland performed on Broadway. The film is the last silent version of the often filmed Victorian story, with versions having been produced in 1915 and 1921.Cast
- Dolores Costello as Maryland Calvert
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Maj. Alan Kendrick
- Warner Richmond as Captain Fulton Thorpe
- Helene Costello as Nancy
- Carroll Nye as Lloyd Calvert
- Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln
- Erville Alderson as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
- Paul Kruger as Tom Boone
- Walter Rodgers as Gen. U.S. Grant
- Jim Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Orpha Alba as Mammy
- Myrna Loy as Mulatta
- Harry Northrup as Gen. Joe Hooker
- Nick Cogley as Eli Stanton
- Lew Short as Allan Pinkerton
- Leonard Mellon as Young Stewart
- Madge Hunt as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
- Charles Force as Col. Lummon
- Francis Ford as Jefferson Davis
- S. D. Wilcox as Gen. Winfield Scott
Preservation status
An incomplete print of the film is at the Library of Congress.
