Strongheart (film)

Strongheart is a 1914 American silent Western black and white film directed by James Kirkwood Sr., produced by Henry B. Harris, written by Frank E. Woods and starring Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Antonio Moreno.^[1] The film was supervised by D.W. Griffith.^[2]

Strongheart
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Directed by	James Kirkwood Sr.
Written by	Frank E. Woods
Based on	Strongheart by William C. deMille
Produced by	Henry B. Harris Klaw & Erlanger American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Starring	Henry B. Walthall Lionel Barrymore Blanche Sweet Antonio Moreno
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	March 19, 1914 (1914-03-19)
Running time	30 min
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

It is based on the four-act play of the same name by William C. deMille,^[3] produced by Henry B. Harris at the Hudson Theater on 30 January 1905 for 66 performances with Robert Edeson.^[4]

The melodrama Braveheart is a remake of Strongheart.^[5]

Cast

• Antonio Moreno as Frank Nelson
• Blanche Sweet as Dorothy Nelson, Frank's Sister
• Henry B. Walthall as Soangataha / Strongheart
• Gertrude Robinson as Molly Livingston
• Tom McEvoy as Dick Livingston, Molly's Brother
• Lionel Barrymore as Billy Saunders
• Alan Hale Sr. as Ralph Thorne
• William J. Butler as Manager of the Opposing Team
• W.C. Robinson as Team Assistant
• James Kirkwood
• Jack Mulhall as In Stadium Crowd