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Naked Hearts (1916)
50 min | Drama

Naked Hearts (1916)

50 min | Drama

Two families had been neighbors in the South for years; Maud, her brother Howard, and Cecil Lane were playmates. One day as they were playing on the lawn the fathers of Maud and Cecil betroth their children in a bumper of wine. Shortly ...See moreTwo families had been neighbors in the South for years; Maud, her brother Howard, and Cecil Lane were playmates. One day as they were playing on the lawn the fathers of Maud and Cecil betroth their children in a bumper of wine. Shortly thereafter Cecil's father loses his fortune through poor speculation and commits suicide. Maud is sent away to school. Cecil begins a musical education, remaining at home and growing up to be the village music teacher. Years later Maud returns home, and soon her brother Howard arrives with a foppish friend, Lord Lovelace, who straightaway lays siege to Maud's heart. Maud and Cecil meet at the village shrine and renew their childhood love. Against her will Maud consents to a betrothal with Lord Lovelace. On the night of the betrothal party Maud and Cecil plan to elope, but their arrangements are discovered and thwarted, a duel between Cecil and Howard developing with in the hour. Maud hears the shots fired, and beholding her brother slightly wounded sends Cecil away in anger. He leaves the village under the impression that Howard will die. Cecil goes far away, and in a great city his musical talents are recognized. Maud, meanwhile, in contrition, would have Cecil return to her, but he keeps his mother poorly informed and Maud is unable to get word to him. When Cecil composes the song, "Come Into the Garden, Maud," his fame is assured. At this time war breaks out and Cecil, Lord Lovelace and Howard become soldiers, eventually meeting on the battlefield. Lord Lovelace knows of Cecil's song and his great fame as its composer, and at the moment he is about to die of his wounds, Lord Lovelace sends word to Cecil, that Maud is waiting for Cecil in the garden. Believing that Cecil has been killed in battle at the same time her brother Howard and Lord Lovelace die of their wounds, Maud decides to dedicate her life to religion and enters a convent. When Cecil ultimately comes home he is too late to reach Maud with any communication. He spends the rest of his life in sorrow going every day to the convent walls and playing his famous song that Maud might hear and know that he thus awaits the final end, faithful to his childhood sweetheart. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Francelia Billington Maud Maud See fewer	Blind Husbands (1919)
Rupert Julian Cecil Cecil See fewer	The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
Zoe Rae Maud as a Child (as Zoe Bech) Maud as a Child (as Zoe Bech) See fewer	Danger Within (1918)
Gordon Griffith Cecil as a Child Cecil as a Child See fewer	Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Douglas Gerrard Lord Lovelace Lord Lovelace See fewer	Polly Put the Kettle On (1917)
Jack Holt Howard Howard See fewer	Cat People (1942)
George Hupp Howard as a Child Howard as a Child See fewer	Little Orphant Annie (1918)
Nanine Wright Cecil's Mother (as Nannie Wright) Cecil's Mother (as Nannie Wright) See fewer	The Flirt (I) (1916)
Ben Horning Maud's Father Maud's Father See fewer	A Price on His Head (1916)
Paul Weigel Cecil's Father Cecil's Father See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)