Sealed Hearts

Sealed Hearts
File:Sheet music cover - SEALED HEARTS (1919).jpg Still on sheet music cover with O'Brien and Stewart
Directed by	Ralph Ince
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Written by	Edmund Goulding R. Cecil Smith Eugene Walter
Starring	Eugene O'Brien Robert Edeson Lucille Lee Stewart
Production company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release dates	November 16, 1919 (1919-11-16)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Sealed Hearts is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Eugene O'Brien, Robert Edeson, and Lucille Lee Stewart.

Plot

Frank Prentiss, a multi-millionaire who hates and distrusts women, convinces his adopted son, Jack, that they are detrimental to a man's success. The overworked Frank is forced to rest at the country home of his friend, Mr. Gray, where he meets and falls in love with the host's daughter, Kate. She refuses his proposal at first, but later accepts because her father, who has two younger children, is experiencing financial difficulties. Following the wedding, Kate is subjected to Frank's verbal abuse and seeks solace with Jack. Their friendship enrages Frank, who tortures them with his accusations. During a dinner party, Frank accuses Jack and Kate of being lovers in front of the male guests. Jack is restrained from accosting his father, but Frank suffers a fatal heart attack. Later, Jack and Kate fall in love and are married.

Cast

• Eugene O'Brien as Jack Prentiss
• Robert Edeson as Frank Prentiss
• Lucille Lee Stewart as Kate Gray
• Jack Dean as Mr. Gray
• Ethel Kingsley as Mrs. Gray
• Frank Murdock as Fred Gray
• Helen Reinecke as Helen Gray
• William T. Hayes

Bibliography

• Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

• Sealed Hearts at IMDb