silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...
directed by
Ivan Abramson
Ivan Abramson (1869 – September 15, 1934) was a director of American silent films in the 1910s and 1920s.Klein, Uru (10 December 2009)Cinema in the time of war, ''Haaretz''
Abramson emigrated to the United States from Russia in the 1880s and s ...
, starring
Virginia Pearson
Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 – June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made fifty-one films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932.
Career
She was born on March 7, 1886, in Anchorage, Kentucky to paren ...
Joseph Striker
Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1920 and 1929. Later in the 1930s he appeared on Broadway.
He was born in New York City. A resident of Cranford, New Jersey, Stri ...
) competes with James Surbrun ( Harry T. Morey) for the affections of wild child Julie Grayton ( Mary Anderson). Kane is convicted of murdering Surbrun, but later exonerated.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1921-1930 p. 906 (1971)
Cast
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Virginia Pearson
Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 – June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made fifty-one films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932.
Career
She was born on March 7, 1886, in Anchorage, Kentucky to paren ...
Joseph Striker
Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1920 and 1929. Later in the 1930s he appeared on Broadway.
He was born in New York City. A resident of Cranford, New Jersey, Stri ...
as Andrew Kane
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Thurston Hall
Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.Aylesworth, Thomas G. and Bowman, John S. (1987). ''The World Almanac Who's Who of Film''. World Almanac. . Pp. 186-187.
Career Stag ...
as Edward Grayton
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Julia Swayne Gordon
Julia Swayne Gordon (born Sarah Victoria Smith; October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933) was an American actress who appeared in at least 228 films between 1908 and 1933.
Early years
Gordon was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Louis and Anna Smith and wa ...
as Mrs. Martha Kane
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Bobby Connelly
Robert Joseph Connelly (April 4, 1909 – July 5, 1922) was an American child actor of silent films. He is one of the first male child stars of American motion pictures beginning his career in 1913 at the age of four.
Career
Connelly's parents w ...
as Teddy Wesley
* Harry Southard as Dr. Carlyle Preston
*Madeline La Varre as Señora Gonzalez
*George J. Williams as Roger Moore
Reception
Writer
Carl Sandburg
Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg ...
, who was a regular film critic in the 1920s, reviewed the film critically, writing that "the silly, the trashy, the obvious, the slipshod, the shoddy, it is here. ... It is the type of picture that leads to the comment, 'Movies are made for morons.'"The movies are: Carl Sandburg's film reviews and essays, 1920-1928 p. 145-46 (2000) Other more non-specific reviews were positive (as was typical of the era) calling it a "wonderful production."(December 24, 1922) Virginia Parson at Lyric Theatre ''Sunday Chronicle'' (
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson ( ) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.(May 4, 1923) Royal Theatre ''Providence County Times'' Industry-paper ''
Film Daily
''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the United States. It was the first daily newspaper published solely for the film industry. It covered the latest trade news, film reviews, financial updates, informatio ...
'' found that the picture was better than some of Abramson's prior releases, and though "not high class entertainment", predicted it would probably do fairly well at the box office.(August 27, 1922) A Better Picture Than Abramson Has Made in Some Time ''
Film Daily
''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the United States. It was the first daily newspaper published solely for the film industry. It covered the latest trade news, film reviews, financial updates, informatio ...
'', p. 7.
Status
It is not known whether the film currently survives.Silentera.com entry for Wildness of Youth Retrieved October 14, 2011 ("Survival Status: (unknown)")
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees.
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