Hearts of the First Empire explained

Hearts of the First Empire is an American two-reel silent film set during the Peninsular War of the First French Empire. It is thought to be lost.^[2]

Release

Hearts of the First Empire was released in the United States on April 28, 1913, in Toronto in early May, 1913,^[3] and was released in England on August 11, 1913.^[4] The film played in New Zealand in March, 1914, where it was screened alongside the contemporary drama Cinders, also made by Vitagraph.^[5] An Italian censorship document for the film was filed April 14, 1914.^[6]

Notes and References

1. To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette, Volumes 3-4, July 9, 1913, p. 12-13, retrieved October 1, 2015
2. http://www.kinotv.com/php/partfilms_index.php?q=9&y=1911-1920&l= KinoTV.com
3. "Splendid Program at Strand Theatre". Toronto Sunday World. 4 May 1913. p 6. Retrieved 1 October 2015
4. To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette, Volumes 3-4, July 9, 1913, p. 12-13, retrieved October 1, 2015
5. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NEM19140214.2.59 Amusements
6. http://www.kinotv.com/php/partfilms_index.php?q=9&y=1911-1920&l= KinoTV.com