Hearts in Bondage (1936)

Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to Raymond's sister. But the eruption of the Civil War divides them, as Raymond stands by his... See full summary »

Director:

Lew Ayres

Writers:

Bernard Schubert (screen play), Olive Cooper (screen play),

Stars:

James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Dunn	...	Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
Mae Clarke	...	Constance Jordan
David Manners	...	Raymond Jordan
Charlotte Henry	...	Julie Buchanan
Henry B. Walthall	...	Capt. Buchanan
Fritz Leiber	...	Capt. John Ericsson
George Irving	...	Commodore Jordan
Irving Pichel	...	Secretary of War Sumner Gideon Welles
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Paddy Callahan
Frank McGlynn Sr.	...	Abraham Lincoln
Ben Alexander	...	Eggleston
Oscar Apfel	...	Capt. Gilman
Clay Clement	...	Lt. Worden
Edward Gargan	...	'Mac' McPherson
Russell Hicks	...	Sen. Pillsbury

Storyline

Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to Raymond's sister. But the eruption of the Civil War divides them, as Raymond stands by his native Virginia while Kenneth remains on duty as a Northern officer. Kenneth's uncle, John Ericsson, designs a new kind of ship, an ironclad he calls the Monitor. Eventually the war pits Kenneth, on board the Monitor, against his friend Raymond, serving aboard the South's own ironclad, the Merrimac (as it is called here). A naval battle ensues, one that will go down in history.

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Plot Keywords:

public domain | sea battle | ironclads | american civil war

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 1936 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min 53 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

(Opening dedication) This is a story of ships and men -- iron ships and men of iron -- the monitors of liberty. To the first "Monitor" of them all, to the gallant men who fought for and against her, this picture is respectfully dedicated.

User Reviews

Civil War brouhaha

Although I'm not really too sure how much of this is true or not, this Civil War drama tells of how of course, the war Tour Friendships Apart and the building of the Monitor, a huge bulking ship. Although the document about how the Montor came about and the building and the actual deployment is quite interesting, the whole love story and the dilemma one lady has when two women she has, her brother, and her boyfriend are on two sides and going to war against each other is a bit silly. Again, I'm sure some of it is fictionalized, as Abe Lincoln is in there talking to the main characters about lives lost etc. But all in all, this is a competent, if somewhat dragging effort from Lew Ayres, who should know something about war films, what after being blown to smithereens in All Quiet on the Western Front.