Hearts in Exile

"Lovers...Cast From Society Because They Dared to Tell the Truth!"

1929 1h 22m EN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Romance

Synopsis

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In this romance set in Russia, a fisherman's daughter is jilted by her true love and instead marries a baron. Time passes and the two men meet each other in Siberia where they have both been exiled. When the poorer man has the opportunity to come home, he changes places with the baron so that he can return to his wife. Unbeknownst to him, she has gone to the frozen wasteland to search for him.

“Lovers...Cast From Society Because They Dared to Tell the Truth!”

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Cast

Dolores Costello
Vera Zuanova
Grant Withers
Paul Pavloff
James Kirkwood
Baron Serge Palma
George Fawcett
Dmitri Ivanov
David Torrence
Governor
Olive Tell
Annna Reskova
Lee Moran
Professor Rooster
Tom Dugan
Orderly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: John Oxenham, Harvey Gates
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Curtiz, shot by William Rees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cecil Copping. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Pratt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dolores Costello and Grant Withers and James Kirkwood carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Lovers...Cast From Society Because They Dared to Tell the Truth!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Curtiz directs. William Rees behind the camera. Cecil Copping scores. Thomas Pratt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Michael Curtiz, shot by William Rees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cecil Copping. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Thomas Pratt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dolores Costello and Grant Withers and James Kirkwood carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Lovers...Cast From Society Because They Dared to Tell the Truth!".
9IMDB entry: tt0019972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.