

Heart of an Actress
1924-10-07 · 100 min · ★ 7.0
Desire brings out the worst in an actress' suitors-- One a well-to-do patron of London's theatre set, the other a lovestruck loner on the verge of penning a play dedicated to her.
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- Directors
- Germaine Dulac
- Production companies
- Ciné France
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Iván PetrovichHerbert Campbell, the Poet
Nicolas KolinePrompter, Helen's Adoptive Father
Mabel PoultonHelen Taylor
Yvette AndréyorMrs. Campbell, the Poet's Wife
Henry HouryLord Stamford
Jeanne BérangèreStepmother
Charles Vanel
Ève Francis
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