Hearts of Men (1919)
Silent Italy immigrant family relationship romantic melodrama about a poor Italian flower seller whose mother gets sick. The doctor tells him to take his mother to Arizona, which he does with his wife and child. The railroad men in Arizona think he is the start of a wave of Italian immigrants coming to take away their jobs, but they meet his darling son, Beppo, who wins them over. But then, his wife dies, and he gets involved with an immigrant Italian woman who takes Beppo back to Italy, but the railroad men help him get Beppo back. It turns out his land has oil on it, so he's fabulously rich, and he shares the fortune with the railroad men!
Director: George Beban
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George Beban as Nicolo Rosetti |
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George Beban Jr. as Beppo Rosetti |
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Mabel Van Buren as Tina Ferronni |
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Clarence Burton as Buck Hughes |
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Sarah Kernan as Maria Rosetti |
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Harry L. Rattenberry as Judge Newcombe |
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George Pierson as Steve, the Clerk |
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Hop Sing as Self |
| Writing | Helen Filson | Scenario Writer |
| Production | George Beban | Producer |
| Writing | Harvey F. Thew | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | William M. McCoy | Story |
| Directing | George Beban | Director |
| Camera | William C. McGann | Director of Photography |
