The Heart of Maryland is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Dolores Costello as the title character, and features Jason Robards Sr. It is based on David Belasco's 1895 play The Heart of Maryland performed on Broadway. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros..
The film is the last silent version of the oft-filmed Victorian story, other versions having been produced in 1915 and 1921.
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Cast
Dolores Costello as Maryland Calvert
Jason Robards Sr. as Maj. Alan Kendrick
Warner Richmond as Captain Fulton Thorpe
Helene Costello as Nancy
Carroll Nye as Lloyd Calvert
Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln
Erville Alderson as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
Paul Kruger as Tom Boone
Walter Rodgers as Gen. U.S. Grant
Jim Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Orpha Alba as Mammy
Myrna Loy as Mulatta
Harry Northrup as Gen. Joe Hooker
Nick Cogley as Eli Stanton
Lew Short as Allan Pinkerton
Leonard Mellon as Young Stewart
Madge Hunt as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Charles Force as Col. Lummon
Francis Ford as Jefferson Davis
S. D. Wilcox as Gen. Winfield Scott
Preservation
An incomplete print of the film is at the Library of Congress.