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Ace of Hearts (1921)



A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even tenser when one of the men is assigned to carry out an
assassination. 



Directed by 

Wallace Worsley    

  

Writing credits

(in alphabetical order)  

Gouverneur Morris   story 

Ruth Wightman   scenario 



Cast 

 Lon Chaney ...  Mr. Farallone 

 Leatrice Joy ...  Lilith 

 John Bowers ...  Mr. Forrest 

 Hardee Kirkland ...  Mr. Morgridge, the Society Leader 

 Raymond Hatton ...  The Menace 

 Edwin Wallock ...  Chemist (as Edwin N. Wallock) 

 Roy Laidlaw ...  Doorkeeper 

 Cullen Landis ...  Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited) 



Produced by 

Samuel Goldwyn ....  producer  

  

Original Music by 

Vivek Maddala   (2000)  

  

Cinematography by 

Don Short   (as Donovan Short) 

  

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons    

  

Music Department 

Vivek Maddala ....  orchestrator: original music (2000 score)  

  

TRIVIA

The original ending to the film picked up after the bomb explodes at the meeting headquarters. Forrest and Lillith are
living in a cabin in the woods, and believe that they are safe thanks to Farralone. Rushing back to the cabin to warn
Lillith, he sees Morgridge, who tells him that they have nothing to fear - Farralone's sacrifice has taught him that
love is the solution, not destruction. This ending was cut on the request of Samuel Goldwyn, who felt that it was too
contrived and that the lovers reading about it in the newspaper was a much more satisfying ending.





Lon Chaney's character was originally called Rattavich, but the name was softened to Farralone to appease censors, who
felt that the original name was too unsubtle as to the origins of the group.





Second of four films Lon Chaney made for Goldwyn Pictures.



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My brief review of the film, 23 November 2005 



Author: s from Perth, Australia 



An intriguing silent Lon Chaney thriller, it is a weak film plot-wise, with heavy-handed messages and a lame moral, but
Chaney is excellent in it, with his very expressive face, and there are many intense moments even when what is happening
is not well explained. In fact, the lacking character and plot detail makes it more fascinating to view. The basic story
is conventional but it has mystery elements worked well into it. The restoration soundtrack is very good too, and for
its time, it is quite well made overall. Well melded flashbacks through dissolves and bird's eye view photography are
among the techniques cleverly used in the film. 



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Wow, do I need to see more Lon Chaney films!, 16 May 2005



Author: B Sponseller from New York City



Although I've seen the standard Lon Chaney horror classics in the past--such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)--I haven't seen them for a while. This is the first of Chaney's less currently popular
films that I've seen. I was very impressed. Although it wasn't just Chaney, but everything about The Ace of Hearts that
"clicked" for me on this viewing.



Despite the conventional wisdom, I think The Ace of Hearts works marvelously if you don't have the background
information on the story. I think that was part of my attraction to it--it's presented as something of a mystery. As
shown on screen, the film concerns some kind of very solemn secret society who have decided that a particular individual
is a "Man Who Has Lived Too Long".



We learn that some members of the secret society have been interacting with him--one, Mr. Forrest (John Bowers), has
regularly served as his waiter for breakfast for a number of years. "The Man Who Has Lived Too Long" has been
going to the same restaurant at 9:00 a.m. every day. Another, Mr. Farallone (Chaney), has been painting "The Man
Who Has Lived Too Long's" portrait. We learn the procedure for the secret society's carrying out of their death
sentences, which involves the executioner being "randomly" chosen by receiving the Ace of Hearts. The
executioner is chosen, and he's given the tools he needs for the job as a plan is settled on. All that's left is to
carry out the sentence. However, there's a snag when the executioner has second thoughts, and The Ace of Hearts becomes
something of a twisted parable about morality.



As presented in the film, we never learn very much about who the main characters are, who their villain is, and so on.
The story stays extremely focused on the plot, which is deceptively simple. There are only two aspects--the machinations
of the secret society planning and attempting to carry out the death sentence and a love triangle between Mr. Forrest,
Mr. Farallone and Lilith (Leatrice Joy), the only female member of the secret society.



Without knowing the background information that fueled the film, The Ace of Hearts is a taut, metaphorical work about
"the power of love". Early in the film, one member of the secret society expresses relief that he wasn't
chosen as the executioner because he has a wife and kids at home--there is a chance that the executioner may come to
harm while carrying out the sentence. The eventual kink in the plan arises because of love, through an ironic plot
development that was initially to give the executioner strength, or added resolve, but that ended up undermining the
operation. And the final resolution of the film arises through love and a realization that the final course of action is
the right one ethically.



Chaney is amazing in his ability to convey complex emotions and thought without the aid of sound. Apparently, his
abilities developed partially out of the fact that his parents were deaf, and he learned how to communicate with and
even entertain his ailing mother through gestures.



Wallace Worsley's direction is inventive. Goldwyn films were relatively low budget at the time, so costs were cut by
keeping sets to a minimum, for instance. Worsley gets maximum mileage out of the few sets in the film. He uses a
well-planned mix of economic shots to easily convey the plot. The few shots set "outside" are extremely
effective, with the torrential rain and hurricane-force winds (both caused by technical limitations of the effects at
the time) lending an appropriately gloomy atmosphere in crucial scenes. It's just too bad that there aren't very clean
prints of the film floating around, or that spending time and money to clean them up wouldn't be justified
financially.



Another big factor that helped me love this film is the DVD version I watched--Turner Classic Movies'
"Archives" Lon Chaney Collection release. This features a new score by Vivek Maddala that is simply fantastic.
It's even more incredible when we consider that this was Maddala's first score--he obtained the gig by winning a contest
that TCM hosted. The score is beautiful and modern, with inventive harmonies. It always meshes exquisitely with the
action, and goes far in helping to tell the story.



But what about that background information? Well, even though I don't think it's necessary to enjoy the film, it's
interesting in its own right. The story, by Gouverneur Morris, was a response to the first "Red Scare" in the
U.S., from 1917 to 1920. Although the roots were complex and associated with World War I, all one needs to know is that
the Red Scare involved anti-communist ideology, connected to communist paranoia among the public.



Thus, the "secret society" in the film is supposed to be a Russian communist group (although they're often
said to be intended as anarchists, but that's complicated, as well, as "anarchist" can mean very different
political ideologies). Lon Chaney's character was originally named Rattavich, but the script was eventually generalized
to avoid the more overt politicizations. Under this interpretation of the film, the "Man Who Has Lived Too
Long" is a capitalist whom the communist secret society feels the need to assassinate--sometimes this is seen as
something of a parallel to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria, which is said to be one of the
causes of the first World War. This interpretation helps explain how a film that is mostly on the "wrong" side
of the moral compass, or even nihilistic (until the ending), made it past the censors. Whatever the reasons, though,
it's a refreshing, unusual and well-made film that gains bizarre, eerie universality through its ambiguity. 



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Lovely for its time, 28 January 2005



Author: s2 from United States



I think it's a mistake to compare silent movies in general to modern films. The medium is just plain different- subtlety
isn't a strong point- kind of like vaudeville. This movie is a great little snippet of history. The story- about
anarchists preparing to assassinate a "bad man" is very current for its time- only 3 years after WWI- caused
by the assassination of a world figure by an anarchist. So, the message of the movie, that love trumps anarchy was
current, and timely. Lon Chaney was a master of silent emoting- and yes, perhaps the acting seems stylized and mannered,
but taken in context, it's a great deal of fun. It's also an interesting portrayal of a woman within a political
movement- first as an ideologue detached from love and romance and then as a woman consumed by her passion and ready for
her husband to abandon his principles to remain at her side. She's in some ways the villain of this piece- and in some
ways the hero. Very nice shades of ethical grays. 



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Lon Chaney's performance is the main reason to see it., 20 June 2004



Author: k from Phoenix, Arizona, USA



...the plot isn't particularly strong to begin with; one has to have a good knowledge of the post-WW1 "Red
Scare" to get out of it what the filmmakers intended, and even then it's not much to speak of. However, that
actually works in an odd way, since it allows for this picture to be an example of how Lon Chaney's acting talents
contributed to his movies. They truly carry the show here, especially the subtleties of his facial expressions. There's
also a rare opportunity to see John Bowers, one of the stars of silent cinema whose career came to a screeching halt
with the advent of talkies; the character of Norman Maine in the first two Hollywood productions of A STAR IS BORN was
in part based on Bowers. It's also interesting to see the original Goldwyn Pictures logo at the beginning of the
picture, before the design was only slightly adapted for use by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer three years later... 



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Vintage Chaney!, 8 November 2003



Author: BS from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada



"The Ace of Hearts" is essentially another variation of the eternal triangle. As was usually the case Lon
Chaney doesn't get the girl.



The plot involves a secret society referred to as "The Cause", a vigilante group of seven men and one woman
who decide to rid the world of people who were in a position to do some good in the world but did not for their own
selfish reasons. The group led by Mr. Morgridge (Hardee Kirkland) has chosen its next victim. The group is then dealt
cards until one of them is dealt the ace of hearts. The holder of the ace of hearts is then given "the honor"
of carrying out the execution.



Within the group are Mr. Farallone (Lon Chaney), Lilith (Leatrice Joy) and Mr. Forrest (John Bowers). Forrest draws the
fateful ace of hearts and eagerly looks forward to the task at hand. Lilith was absent from the meeting so Farallone and
Forrest, who are both in love with her, go to see her and tell her the news. She rejects Farallone's advances, but
agrees to marry Forrest if as she says, that will provide him with the courage he needs.



The couple marry and return to Lilith's apartment for their wedding night. Broken hearted lover Farallone greets them to
ensure that they did in fact get married. Later as the couple retires and turn out the lights, we see the pathetic
Farallone standing in a driving rain lamenting his lost love. This scene alone makes the movie worthwhile. Chaney could
show such emotion facially that one cannot help but feel pity for the distraught lover. This was a method Chaney would
repeat in many of his other films as well.



When it comes time to murder "The man who has lived too long" (Raymond Hatton), Forrest, having succumbed to
the tender love of Lilith, sees the error of the plot and backs down. Later, the committee condemns Forrest to death for
his failure to carry out his assignment. But Farallone sees a way to give the couple their freedom. 



Chaney plays what amounts to a supporting role here as the story centers more on the Forrest and Lilith characters, but
as I pointed out, Chaney steals the film with that aforementioned scene in the rain. Raymond Hatton by the way, went on
to a lengthy career in "B" westerns in the 30s and 40s usually playing the crusty old sidekick.



Vintage Chaney. 



Packs a punch, 22 May 2006



Author: P from United States



*** This comment may contain spoilers ***



This movie packs quite a punch. To an audience used to a lot of exposition, it might not be that pleasurable, but this
movie is pretty good at getting right down and dirty into its story and leaving us asking for more.



Lon Chaney heads this brilliant fable about a man caught on the losing end of a love-triangle that exists within a
secret society. In typical Lon Chaney fashion, this unrequited love threatens to tear his heart and soul apart, and
tension mounts over who he may take with him. As the opposing suitor wins the favor of the girl AND the call to do the
secret society's dire bidding, the antiheroic protagonist has to figure out how to win the affections of the worried
young woman who is anxious over her lover's dangerous mission.



This movie never really quite tells what the secret society is, or why they want to kill "The Man Who Has Lived Too
Long," but it's strong visualizations of the love-triangle are very foreboding and lovely, and overhead shots of
the table as they pass out the cards searching for "The Ace of Hearts" is both thrillingly suspenseful and a
good symbol of objective justice. Even a scene that would seem unnecessary involving a dog shows a lot about the
characters and their deeper motivations.



Lon Chaney is one of my favorite actors of all time, and while his pantomime may seem overdone today, he always does it
with a lot of understanding and pity for his tragic characters. This acting job is no different, as we share with him
his loneliness, his depression, and his climactic hysteria. Modern-day actors could stand to learn a lot from him, and
modern-day directors could stand to sheer down the expository dialog and tell their stories to such an effect as this
movie.





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Chaney Gives Yet Another Superb Performance, 5 September 2006



Author: H from WA, USA



By today's standards, "Ace of Hearts" is a simplistic morality tale. But once again, Lon Chaney's superb
performance revitalizes what could have been a dull story without an actor of Chaney's caliber. Chaney plays the member
of an underground group who assassinates undesirable members of society. When the next target is selected, Chaney's
close friend (and rival) is chosen as the assassin. The day before the assassination, the group's only female member
marries the assassin, which causes Chaney to go ballistic since he is in love with the woman. No one projects the
anguish and frustration of unrequited love like Chaney. He really makes you feel his pain. He is the archetypical
misfit. The film is a bit overly dramatic, but this is part of the appeal of silent films. Worsley's direction has some
nice innovative touches (like overhead shots and flashbacks), but nothing can steal the show away from the great Chaney.
Not a classic, but it is a treat if you love Chaney's work. 





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Another great Lon Chaney movie avaliable to the public!, 2 November 2000



Author: BD from Tennessee



In October 2000 Turner Classic Movies aired for the first time on television The Ace of Hearts. Although this may not be
Lon's most famous movie it is still a good one. The movie is about a secret society who seek to rid the world of wealthy
capitalist. The member who draws the ace of hearts gets to kill the capitalist. This is also a love story. Lon loves
this girl who loves someone else. The girl loves the man who is going to kill the capitalist but love changes their
attitude about the whole thing. The society kills it's members who betray them. Will Lon save the girl he loves? Will
the capitalist be murdered? This movie now has a new music score! My hat off to TCM for airing the movie and for making
the music score possible. The print is in very good shape. It's very scratchy in places but all in all very clear. What
do we expect for a movie 80 years old. TCM probably used the best, if not the only, print in existance. TCM should be
showing the movie soon and often from now on. The Ace of Hearts is a must for Chaney fans. 



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The themes of love, honor, unrequited love and self-sacrifice pervade this fine suspense thriller, 19 February 2007



Author: JS from Chicago, Illinois



An anarchist group decides that one man has lived too long. His executioner will be determined by chance. One of the
group deals out cards to the rest. The one who gets the ace of hearts becomes the assassin. Two young men (Lon Chaney
and John Bowers) desperately want that card. They are both courting the sole female member (Leatrice Joy), who thinks of
nothing but The Cause. When Fate deals her own hand, one of the suitors (Chaney) must determine if he really loves the
girl—or merely wants to possess her.



The themes of love, honor, unrequited love and self-sacrifice pervade this fine suspense thriller. The script, written
by Ruth Wightman from a story by Gouverneur Morris, and directed by Wallace Worsley, is extraordinarily deft at creating
and maintaining suspense. All the details—what we see and don't see; what we are told about this anarchist group
and what we're left to guess; and the moment when a certain character is at last introduced—are well chosen. The
film only loses its footing briefly during the fatuous intertitles near the end ("Love is construction!").



Lon Chaney is a great actor, but that doesn't mean he's perfect. He has a great face and a way of compelling our
attention and sympathies. I think his main defect is best demonstrated by the scene where Lilith shows up at the door,
and he expresses shock. He was clearly expecting this "shock." Lon Chaney is not always what actors call
"living in the moment"—feeling things as the character feels them without anticipating the next line in
the script. His ability to concentrate on his performance is said to have been intense; but he doesn't always live with
his character moment by moment. The trouble is not his era's acting style. Even though people have knocked silent movie
acting since the days of silent movies, the exaggerated expressions and gestures are really very powerful. So they are
with Chaney.



This excellent silent film was given an enormous boost in 2000 when Vivek Maddala won a competition and was hired to
write the score, a job he performed beautifully. My high rating applies to the 2000 version of this film. 



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A wonderful tale of anarchy, 17 June 2009

Author: R from London, England



*** This comment may contain spoilers ***



The great Lon Chaney stars in this film as a "bad" man that assassins are determined to terminate. Always
excellent with facial expressions and with the use of his eyes, Chaney captures our hearts in this sad and tragic role
in a drama that has been continuously overlooked seeing as Chaney is more well-known (and perhaps forever will be known)
for his role in classic silent horror films, particularly those of Todd Browning with his career defining roles in the
tragic The Unknown (1927). Others may know him from his role as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and
especially for his fantastic turn as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (1925), which to this day, remains what is
considered the definitive incarnation of the role. Chaney has excellent chemistry with the rest of the cast here,
particularly Leatrice Joy, and the ending is sad and one that is sure to bring a tear to your eye. Silent films not
being so big on subtlety (one should consider them a form of filmed vaudeville), Chaney manages to encompass so much,
remaining refined with occasional bursts of animation while his co-stars act as the more vocal ones. His eyes and
mannerisms say it all and this is one film I thoroughly enjoyed.





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