| The Battle of Hearts | |
| Director: | Oscar Apfel |
| Producer: | Oscar Apfel William Fox |
| Story: | Woman Against the Sea by Frances Marion |
| Starring: | William Farnum Hedda Hopper |
| Cinematography: | Alfredo Gandolfi |
| Distributor: | Fox Film Corporation |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Battle of Hearts is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by Oscar Apfel, and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It starred William Farnum and Elda Furry (later known as Hedda Hopper). The story was written by Frances Marion, then still an actress herself.[1] [2] This was Hopper's first motion picture.[3]
Most of the film is lost. Hopper screened small portions of it in 1942 in her self-produced short series Hedda Hopper's Hollywood. It is unknown if she had a complete print of this film at the time. These portions can be seen today in her 1942 short and are the only known surviving footage from the film.