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''A Heart to Let'' is a 1921 American silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Edward Dillon and starring Justine Johnstone. It was produced by
Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor (; ; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produced one of Ameri ...
offshoot production company Realart.


Plot

Agatha inherits a southern estate, but cannot afford its upkeep. She then 'lets' or rents some of the rooms to boarders, one of whom is a blind man named Forbes. In an effort to fool Forbes and the other tenants into thinking there are several staff members, Agatha dons several disguises in an attempt to present a ruse. She eventually falls genuinely in love with Forbes who later regains his eyesight.


Cast

* Justine Johnstone as Agatha *
Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has starred in Harrison Ford filmography, many notable films over seven decades, and is one of List of highest-grossing actors, the highest-gr ...
as Burton Forbes *
Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. As an amateur, Harris acted primarily in male lead roles with the Chelsea Club theatrical organization in Bos ...
as Zaida Kent * Thomas Carr as Howard Kent * Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Studley *
Winifred Bryson Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films. Biography Bryson was a native of Los Angeles. She began to perform publicly in 1914 (A February 12, 1914, ...
as Julia Studley * Claude Cooper as Doolittle * James Harrison as Warren


Preservation

With no prints of ''A Heart to Let'' located in any film archives, it is considered a
lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''A Heart to Let''
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See also

*'' The Beguiled'' (1971) *'' Candleshoe'' (1977) (
David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academ ...
dons several disguises in order to fool
Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur (; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win EGOT, the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and ...
into thinking there are several staff members when most have been fired because there are no funds.)


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1921 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Edward Dillon American films based on plays 1921 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1921 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub