La carte fatale

Original title: The Ace of Hearts

1921
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1h 15m

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John Bowers, Lon Chaney, Raymond Hatton, Leatrice Joy, Hardee Kirkland, and Edwin Wallock in La carte fatale (1921)

Members of a secret anarchist group take revenge.Members of a secret anarchist group take revenge.Members of a secret anarchist group take revenge.

Director
- Wallace Worsley
Writers
- Gouverneur Morris
- Ruth Wightman
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6.8/10

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Director
- Wallace Worsley
Writers
- Gouverneur Morris
- Ruth Wightman
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Leatrice Joy

Lilith

John Bowers

Forrest

Lon Chaney

Farralone

Hardee Kirkland

Morgridge

Raymond Hatton

The Menace

Edwin Wallock

Chemist
(as Edwin N. Wallock)

Roy Laidlaw

Doorkeeper

Cullen Landis

Young Man in Restaurant
(uncredited)

Director
- Wallace Worsley
Writers
- Gouverneur Morris
- Ruth Wightman
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Trivia
The original ending to the film picked up after the bomb explodes at the meeting headquarters. Forrest and Lillith are living in a cabin in the woods, and believe that they are safe thanks to Farralone. Rushing back to the cabin to warn Lillith, he sees Morgridge, who tells him that they have nothing to fear - Farralone's sacrifice has taught him that love is the solution, not destruction. This ending was cut on the request of Samuel Goldwyn, who felt that it was too contrived and that the lovers reading about it in the newspaper was a much more satisfying ending.

Crazy credits
The title frame simply shows a picture of a playing card, the ace of hearts.

Alternate versions
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) commissioned Vivek Maddala to write an orchestral music score for this movie, and also added sound effects for broadcast on TV in 2000, with a running time of 75 minutes.

Connections
Featured in Settling the Score (2005)

Political Melodrama with Expressive Score

Although the plot is definitely one of its weaker points, it is nevertheless an entertaining and well done movie. Turner Classic Movies has recently re-mastered, restored and re-scored the film and it is quite an impressive effort. The political basis of the plot is rather hard to believe, but the love triangle is quite touching. Lon Chaney's character is very convincing, if a bit over the top (which can be quite common in silent pictures.) Leatrice Joy and John Bowers are also quite good as the lovers who second guess their original political beliefs.