{"id":24644,"date":"2012-03-14T00:03:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T07:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24644"},"modified":"2021-02-03T01:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T08:26:54","slug":"true-heart-susie-1919","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24644","title":{"rendered":"True Heart Susie (1919)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Do men look for the true heart in women? Or are most of them caught by the net of paint, powder, and suggestive clothes?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Poster.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA &#8220;plain&#8221; country girl (Lillian Gish) secretly loves her handsome neighbor (Robert Harron), and helps pay for his college education by selling her family&#8217;s cow. Upon his return, she expects him to court her for marriage, and is devastated when he&#8217;s seduced by a fun-loving seamstress (Clarine Seymour) instead.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>D.W. Griffith Films<\/li>\n<li>Lillian Gish Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAmong the many Peary-listed films Lillian Gish made with D.W. Griffith &#8212; including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1187\"><em>The Birth of a Nation<\/em> (1915)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23861\"><em>Hearts of the World<\/em> (1916)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18076\"><em>Broken Blossoms<\/em> (1919)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18281\"><em>Way Down East<\/em> (1920)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17633\"><em>Orphans of the Storm<\/em> (1921)<\/a> &#8212; <em>True Heart Susie<\/em> is the sweetest and least complicated. It tells the touching tale of a naive country girl (Gish) who genuinely believes that her ambitious yet sincere young neighbor (Harron) is meant to be her future husband, and gives up her beloved cow towards this good cause; Harron&#8217;s continued oblivion of Gish&#8217;s feelings &#8212; and Gish&#8217;s shifting reactions (from blind optimism to heartbroken acceptance) &#8212; form the emotional backbone of the film, which is ultimately little more than a love triangle involving a deceptive vamp. It&#8217;s Gish&#8217;s performance which really elevates the movie above its somewhat predictable material: watching her face as she learns about Harron&#8217;s engagement, one is reminded once again about her status as silent cinema&#8217;s most accomplished actress. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The life-story of handsome Harron &#8212; who had earlier co-starred in the modern episode of Griffith&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24621\"><em>Intolerance<\/em> (1916)<\/a> &#8212; is quite tragic and mysterious; he died from a gunshot wound the year after this film was released, under shadowy circumstances (was it suicide or an accident?). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lillian Gish as Susie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Gish.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Gish.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Gish.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Gish-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Gish-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Harron as William<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Harron.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Harron.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Harron.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Harron-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Harron-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/True-Heart-Susie-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly recommended for Gish&#8217;s nuanced performance. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, though I&#8217;m honestly not quite sure why. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0010806\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightlightsfilm.com\/58\/58brightsights.php\">Bright Lights Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Do men look for the true heart in women? Or are most of them caught by the net of paint, powder, and suggestive clothes?&#8221; Synopsis: A &#8220;plain&#8221; country girl (Lillian Gish) secretly loves her handsome neighbor (Robert Harron), and helps pay for his college education by selling her family&#8217;s cow. Upon his return, she expects him to court her for marriage, and is devastated when he&#8217;s seduced by a fun-loving seamstress (Clarine Seymour) instead. 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