The Heart of Maryland

At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe. Nancy, whom Thorpe has loved unwisely, follows him to Washington and commits suicide when she learns he will not marry her; as a result, Alan is forced to request his resignation. When Fort Sumter is fired upon, Alan, who admires Lincoln's principles, joins the Union Army though his father is among the Secessionist leaders; as a result, he is estranged from Maryland. Thorpe, who has joined the Confederacy as a spy, is responsible for Alan's arrest, but Maryland victoriously comes to his aid by ringing the alarm bell.

Top Cast

Dolores Costello

Maryland Calvert

Jason Robards Sr.

Maj. Alan Kendrick

Warner Richmond

Capt. Fulton Thorpe

Helene Costello

Nancy

Carroll Nye

Lloyd Calvert

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Charles Edward Bull

Abraham Lincoln

Erville Alderson

Maj. Gen. Kendrick

Paul Kruger

Tom Boone

Walter Rodgers

Gen. U.S. Grant

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Jim Welch

Gen. Robert E. Lee

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Orpha Alba

Mammy

Myrna Loy

Mulatta

Harry Northrup

Gen. Joe Hooker

Nick Cogley

Eli Stanton

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Lew Short

Allan Pinkerton