A Heart to Let

{{Infobox film

| name = A Heart to Let

| image = A Heart to Let.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Edward Dillon

| producer = Adolph Zukor(Realart)

| writer = Clara Beranger

| based_on = play, Agatha's Aunt, by Harriet Lummis Smith, Sidney Toler

| starring = Justine Johnstone
Harrison Ford

| music =

| cinematography = George J. Folsey

| editing =

| distributor = Realart

| released = {{Film date|1921|07}}

| runtime = 5 reels

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

File:Heart to Let lobby card 1921.jpg

A Heart to Let is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Justine Johnstone. It was produced by Adolph Zukor offshoot production company Realart.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9626 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Heart to Let]

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 as Burton Forbes
Marcia Harris as Zaida Kent
Thomas Carr as Howard Kent
Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Studley
Winifred Bryson 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.[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5972/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Heart to Let]