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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 951

Fluttering Hearts

192723 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 20:32
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · James Parrott · Public domain

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Synopsis

A young woman's hurried trip to a shop brings her into contact with a policeman and a helpful millionaire. Meanwhile, her father is threatened with a compromising letter and needs it recovered. The romantic acquaintance becomes part of an improvised rescue plan, with deception and a shop mannequin helping to complicate the effort to defeat the blackmailer.

Cast

Charley Chase

Oliver Hardy

Eugene Pallette

DirectorsJames Parrott

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Wikipedia — film reference Wikidata — film identity and credits MUBI — Fluttering Hearts Lord Heath — Fluttering Hearts scene guide

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 12, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Charley Chase — Hal Roach; Hal Roach Studios · Public domain
Oliver Hardy — Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984 · CC0
Eugene Pallette — Universal Pictures · Public domain

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