The Hearts of Age (1934)
The Hearts of Age (1934)
Plot.
A colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface, wig, and livery pulls the bell rope. From an upper door emerges an old man, dressed as a dandy, who tips his hat to the woman as he walks down stairs grinning. Others leave the same door and walk down the same stairs: a shabby man, a cop, and, several times, the same dandy. The man in blackface hangs himself; the dandy continues to smile. A bell tolls, a grave beckons. In the dark, the dandy plays the piano. Is he Death? The Hearts of Age is the first film made by Orson Welles. The film is an eight-minute short, which he co-directed with William Vance in 1934. The film stars Welles' first wife, Virginia Nicholson, as well as Welles himself. He made the film while attending the Todd School for Boys, in Woodstock, Illinois, at the age of 19.
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Cast & Crew.

Orson Welles
Death / Director / Writer

William Vance
Indian in Blanket / Director / Producer / Director of Photography

Edgerton Paul
Bell-Ringer in Blackface (as Paul Edgerton)

Virginia Nicolson
Keystone Cop

William Vance
Indian in blanket
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
The Hearts of Age is an early film made by Orson Welles. The film is an eight-minute short that he co-directed with friend William Vance in 1934. The film stars Welles's first wife, Virginia Nicolson, and Welles himself. He made the film at his former school, the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois, at the age of 19.
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