The Heart of an Outlaw
ShortWestern
A man gets revenge on his cheating wife by killing her and her lover. He thinks he has killed his daughter as well, but she survives and is adopted by the sheriff. A few years later the man, now an outlaw, ambushes the sheriff and...
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Gladys Egan
Release Date
December 31, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
James Kirkwood
as Husband
Marion Leonard
as The Outlaw's Wife
Gladys Egan
as The Outlaw's Daughter - as a Child
Mary Pickford
as The Outlaw's Daughter - as an Adult
Henry B. Walthall
as The Mexican Lover
Arthur V. Johnson
as J. Woodford - Marshal
Linda Arvidson
as Wedding Guest
Owen Moore
as In Posse
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Anthony O'Sullivan
as In Posse
Frank Powell
as Outlaw Gang
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Little Falls, New Jersey, USA
Production
Biograph Company
🎯 Categories
ShortWestern
💡 Did You Know?
This is the only known instance of a Griffith film left unreleased by Biograph due to censorship concerns. However, the original negative survives and the film has been restored by the Museum of Modern Art.
📖 Synopsis
A man gets revenge on his cheating wife by killing her and her lover. He thinks he has killed his daughter as well, but she survives and is adopted by the sheriff. A few years later the man, now an outlaw, ambushes the sheriff and...