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''White Youth'' is a 1920 American silent
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directed by
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and starring Edith Roberts,
Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. He also directed four short films in 1916. '' Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingsworth earned plaudits ...
,
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, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by
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in December 1920.


Plot


Cast

* Edith Roberts as Aline Ann Belame *
Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. He also directed four short films in 1916. '' Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingsworth earned plaudits ...
as Gen. Belame *
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as Frangois Cayetane *Arnold Gray as Burton Striker (as Arnold Gregg) *Hattie Peters as Calalou *Lucas C. Luke as Butler *Joseph Belmont as Monsieur Le Moyne (as Baldy Belmont) *
Phyllis Allen Phyllis Allen (November 25, 1861 – March 26, 1938) was an American vaudeville and silent screen comedian. She worked with Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Mack Sennett during a film career spanning 74 movies in th ...
as Madame Le Moyne *Olga D. Mojean as Madame La Roche *Sam Konnella as Pierre *Alida B. Jones as Madame Martin (as Alida D. Jones) *Gertrude Pedlar as Mother Superior


Preservation

With no prints of ''White Youth'' located in any film archives, it is considered a
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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''White Youth''
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* 1920 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Lost American drama films 1920 lost films English-language drama films Films directed by Norman Dawn 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-US-film-stub