In the Depths of Our Hearts

In the Depths of Our Hearts is an American film produced in 1920 by the Royal Gardens Film Company of Chicago.[1] The film was made in Chicago and on a farm in Wisconsin and features an African American cast. It is considered a lost film.[2] It depicts a story of love separated because of skin tone.[3] The film was positively reviewed by the Chicago Defender, which praised its dramatic qualities and its action scenes.[3]

Royal Gardens Film Company was reported to have made two other films including a comedy before folding.[3]

Cast
  • Herman DeLavalade
  • Augusta Williams
  • Irene Conn
  • Virgil Williams
  • Charles H. Allen[2]

References
  1. Robinson, Cedric J. (September 1, 2012). Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469606750 – via Google Books.
  2. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  3. Corcoran, Michael; Bernstein, Arnie (June 6, 2013). Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies. Chicago Review Press. p. 1924. ISBN 9781613745786 – via Google Books.
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