Hearts and Fists

Hearts and Fists
Directed by	Lloyd Ingraham
Written by	Clarence Budington Kelland Paul Schofield
Produced by	H.C. Weaver
Starring	John Bowers Marguerite De La Motte Alan Hale
Cinematography	Abe Scholtz
Edited by	Peter L. Shamray
Production company	H.C. Weaver Productions
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	August 9, 1926 (1926-08-09)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Hearts and Fists is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring John Bowers, Marguerite De La Motte, and Alan Hale.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Larry Pond, a young man whose father dies and leaves him a failing lumbering business, falls in love with Alexia Newton, the fiancé of his crooked business rival. His rival attempts to ruin his plant. His blocking the attempt proves to the young woman which is the better man, and an unusual marriage ceremony follows.

Cast

• John Bowers as Larry Pond
• Marguerite De La Motte as Alexia Newton
• Alan Hale as Preston Tolley
• Dan Mason as Tacitus Hopper
• Lois Ingraham as Jean Carroll
• Howard Russell as Luther Newton
• Jack Curtis as Gus Brent
• Kent Mead as Egbert Head
• Charles Hill Mailes as Bill Fawcett

References

1. Munden p. 334
2. "New Pictures: Hearts and Fists". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (2). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 66 December 26, 1925. Retrieved January 17, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Hearts and Fists at IMDb