The Heart of Lincoln (1915)
50m
Running Time
February 9, 1915Release Date
Plot.
During the Civil War, a young man joins the Union army. His sweetheart's brother, on the other hand, joins the Confederate forces. During a battle the Confederate is captured and brought to the young Union officer, who recognizes him, and later allows him to escape. For that action he is tried for treason, convicted and sentenced to hang. All that remains now is for President Abraham Lincoln to sign his death warrant.
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Cast & Crew.
Francis Ford
Abraham Lincoln / Director
Grace Cunard
Betty Jason / Scenario Writer
William Quinn
The Southern Colonel
Elmer Morrow
The Northern Colonel - Betty's Beau
Lew Short
Lincoln's Secretary
Details.
Release DateFebruary 9, 1915
StatusReleased
Running Time50m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Heart of Lincoln is the name of both a 1915 and 1922 silent film directed, produced by and starring Francis Ford and featuring Grace Cunard. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company on February 9, 1915. Ford later remade the film completely re-shooting it and adding a prologue, released November 1, 1922.
The 1922 version was a lost film until a 16mm print was found at a film archive on Long Island in 2025.