Hearts of the First Empire

Hearts of the First Empire is an American two-reel silent film set during the Peninsular War of the First French Empire. It is thought to be lost.[2]

Hearts of the First Empire
Directed byWilliam Humphrey
StarringWilliam Humphrey
Edith Storey
Leah Baird
Earle Williams
Distributed byVitagraph
Release date
April 28, 1913
Running time
2 reels/2,030 ft[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Release

Hearts of the First Empire was released in the United States on April 28, 1913, in Toronto in early May, 1913,[3] and was released in England on August 11, 1913.[4] The film played in New Zealand in March, 1914, where it was screened alongside the contemporary drama Cinders, also made by Vitagraph.[5] An Italian censorship document for the film was filed April 14, 1914.[6]

References
  1. To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette, Volumes 3-4, July 9, 1913, p. 12-13, retrieved October 1, 2015
  2. KinoTV.com
  3. "Splendid Program at Strand Theatre". Toronto Sunday World. 4 May 1913. p 6. Retrieved 1 October 2015
  4. To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette, Volumes 3-4, July 9, 1913, p. 12-13, retrieved October 1, 2015
  5. Amusements. Nelson Evening Mail. Vol XLVIII. 14 February 1914. p 7. Retrieved 1 October 2015
  6. KinoTV.com


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