The Understanding Heart

The Understanding Heart
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Joseph Farnham (titles)
Screenplay by	Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Based on	The Understanding Heart by Peter B. Kyne
Starring	Joan Crawford Rockliffe Fellowes Francis X. Bushman, Jr. Carmel Myers
Cinematography	John Arnold
Edited by	John English
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	February 26, 1927 (1927-02-26)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Understanding Heart is a 1927 American silent adventure drama film directed by Jack Conway and stars Joan Crawford in an early leading role. The film was adapted for the screen by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. from the novel of the same name by Peter B. Kyne.^[1]

Synopsis

Forest ranger Bob Mason (Fellowes) kills a man in self-defense. Kelcey Dale (Carmel Myers), to whom Bob is attracted, commits perjury and causes him to be convicted for murder. Bob escapes and is sheltered by Kelcey's sister, Monica Dale (Crawford).

Cast

Joan Crawford - Monica Dale
Rockliffe Fellowes - Bob Mason
Ralph Bushman - Tony Garland
Carmel Myers - Kelcey Dale
Richard Carle - Sheriff Bentley
Jerry Miley - Bardwell
Harvey Clark - Uncle Charlie

Production notes

The Understanding Heart features footage of fires used in the 1926 film The Fire Brigade.^[2]

References

↑ Quirk, Lawrence J. (1970). The Films Of Joan Crawford. p. 47.
↑ "The Understanding Heart (1927)". silentera.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

External links

The Understanding Heart at the Internet Movie Database
The Understanding Heart at AllMovie
The Understanding Heart at the TCM Movie Database
Lobby poster

Films directed by Jack Conway

The Penitentes (1915)
Her Decision (1918)
You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
The Servant in the House (1921)
Across the Dead-Line (1922)
Step on It! (1922)
The Prisoner (1923)
Lucretia Lombard (1923)
The Only Thing (1925)
Soul Mates (1925)
Brown of Harvard (1926)
The Understanding Heart (1927)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
The Smart Set (1928)
While the City Sleeps (1928)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Untamed (1929)
They Learned About Women (1930)
The Unholy Three (1930)
New Moon (1930)
The Easiest Way (1931)
Just a Gigolo (1931)
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Hell Below (1933)
The Solitaire Man (1933)
The Nuisance (1933)
Viva Villa! (1934)
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
The Gay Bride (1934)
One New York Night (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Saratoga (1937)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Boom Town (1940)
Love Crazy (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Crossroads (1942)
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
Dragon Seed (1944)
High Barbaree (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Peter B. Kyne screen credits

The Three Godfathers (1916)
Marked Men (1919)
The Valley of the Giants (1919)
Action (1921)
Red Courage (1921)
Brothers Under the Skin (1922)
Kindred of the Dust (1922)
The Go-Getter (1923)
Loving Lies (1924)
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
Pals in Paradise (1926)
The Understanding Heart (1927)
Heroes of the West (1932 serial)
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
Three Godfathers (1936)
Flaming Frontiers (1938 serial)
3 Godfathers (1948)

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