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A Trick of Hearts
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5495 feet
Directed by Reaves Eason (Sr.)

Cast: Hoot Gibson [Ben Tully], Georgia Hale [the girl], Heinie Conklin [the crook]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Arthur Statter, from a screen story by Henry Irving Dodge. Cinematography by Harry Neumann. Film editor, M.C. Dewar. Intertitles written by Tom Reed. / © 17 January 1928 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24883]. Released 18 March 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working titles: Western Suffragettes and The Horse Trader. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 1 December 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60; Weaver-Twenty p. 157 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.