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Heart and Soul
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards

Cast: Theda Bara [Jess], Edwin Holt [John Croft], Claire Whitney [Bess], Walter Law [Drummond], Harry S. Hilliard [John Neil], Glen White [Pedro], Alice Gale [Mammy], John Webb Dillon [Sancho], [?] Margaret Laird or Margaret Lairce? [Jess, as a child], Kittens Reichert [Bess, as a child], [?] Art Acord? [a rough rider]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [A Super Deluxe Picture]. / Produced by William Fox. Scenario by Adrian Johnson, from the novel Jess by H. Rider Haggard. Cinematography by Philip E. Rosen (Phil Rosen). Presented by William Fox. / © 20 May 1917 by William Fox [LP10790]. Released 21 May 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Jess.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1784.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 January 2025.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1784 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.