The Clean Heart

1924 1h 20m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Newspaper editor and successful novelist Philip Wriford suffers a mental breakdown from overwork and worry over having to support orphaned children. To get away from the "other self" he imagines is following him, he wanders into the country and befriends Puddlebox, a philosophical tramp, who sacrifices his own life to save Philip. While recovering in a hospital, he meets Essie who eventually restores him to health and happiness. A lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Percy Marmont
Philip Wriford
Otis Harlan
Puddlebox
Marguerite De La Motte
Essie Bickers
Andrew Arbuckle
Bickers
Martha Petelle
Mrs. Bickers
Violet La Plante
Brida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. Stuart Blackton
Writers: Marian Constance Blackton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Percy Marmont and Otis Harlan and Marguerite De La Motte carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

J. Stuart Blackton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Percy Marmont and Otis Harlan and Marguerite De La Motte carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0014781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.