Film

The Hungry Heart

191750mDrama

Director: Robert G. Vignola
Year: 1917

After their wedding, Richard Vaughan and his wife Courtney take up residence in Richard's ancestral home. Courtney, despised by Nanny, the old housekeeper, and neglected by her husband, who buries himself in his chemical experiments, leads a lonely life. Consequently, when experimental chemist Basil Gallatin pays a lengthy visit to the Vaughan home, Courtney finds herself attracted to him. One day, during Richard's absence, a burglar alarm places Courtney and Gallatin in a compromising situation.

Top cast

Pauline Frederick

Courtney Vaughan

Howard Hall

Richard Vaughan

Robert Cain

Basil Gallatin

Helen Lindroth

Nanny

Eldean Steuart

Winchie

Directed by

Robert G. Vignola

Written by

Charles Maigne, David Graham Phillips