A Heart to Let

A Heart to Let is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Justine Johnstone. It was produced by Adolph Zukor offshoot production company Realart.^[1]

A Heart to Let
Film poster
Directed by	Edward Dillon
Written by	Clara Beranger
Based on	play, Agatha's Aunt, by Harriet Lummis Smith, Sidney Toler
Produced by	Adolph Zukor(Realart)
Starring	Justine Johnstone Harrison Ford
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Distributed by	Realart
Release date	July 1921 (1921-07)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Heart to Let, lobby card

Plot

Agatha inherits a southern estate, but cannot afford its upkeep. She then 'lets' or rents some of the rooms to boarders, one of whom is a blind man named Forbes. In an effort to fool Forbes and the other tenants into thinking there are several staff members, Agatha dons several disguises in an attempt to present a ruse. She eventually falls genuinely in love with Forbes who later regains his eyesight.

Cast

• Justine Johnstone as Agatha
• Harrison Ford as Burton Forbes
• Marcia Harris as Zaida Kent
• Thomas Carr as Howard Kent
• Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Studley
• Winifred Bryson as Julia Studley
• Claude Cooper as Doolittle
• James Harrison as Warren

Preservation

With no prints of A Heart to Let located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[2]

See also

• The Beguiled (1971)
• Candleshoe (1977) (David Niven dons several disguises in order to fool Helen Hayes into thinking there are several staff members when most have been fired because there are no funds.)