The Steadfast Heart

The Steadfast Heart is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Sheridan Hall and produced by George Arliss. Based upon the novel of the same name by Clarence Budington Kelland, the film was released by Goldwyn Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, while a boy, Angus Burke shoots and kills a sheriff that is about to arrest his father. His mother dies, and he is tried for murder but is acquitted. He works for the local newspaper, but prejudice forces him to leave the town. Twelve years later, he returns and takes possession of the newspaper. He exposes a plot that intended to rob the citizens and then weds his childhood sweetheart Lydia.

Production

The Steadfast Heart was partially filmed on location in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Preservation

A print of The Steadfast Heart survives in France at the Centre national [du cinéma et de l'image animée|Centre national du cinéma] archive in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy.