The Heart of Maryland (1921 film)

{{short description|1921 film}}

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{{infobox film

| name = The Heart of Maryland

| image = The Heart of Maryland - july 1921 - advert - newspaper.jpg

| caption = Newspaper advertisement for the film

| director = Tom Terriss

| producer = Vitagraph Company of America

| writer = William B. Courtney (scenario)

| based_on = {{based on|The Heart of Maryland|David Belasco}}

| starring = Catherine Calvert
Crane Wilbur

| music =

| cinematography = Tom Malloy

| editing =

| distributor = Vitagraph Company of America

| released = {{film date|1921|5}}

| runtime = 6 reels

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

File:The Heart of Maryland - march 1921 - scene a - newspaper.jpg

The Heart of Maryland is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5958/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Heart of Maryland] 1921 American silent film feature produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on David Belasco's 1895 play, The Heart of Maryland.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9617 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Heart of Maryland]

When Warner Brothers acquired the Vitagraph Studios in 1925, they obtained the screen rights to this property and remade the story in 1927 as The Heart of Maryland with Dolores Costello.