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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Youth for Sale
1924 1h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Connie urges her friend Molly and Molly's boyfriend Tom to attend a party with her. Molly, who has never tried alcohol before, is temporarily blinded by her first drink. Connie, feeling Molly's blindness is her fault, agrees to marry a wealthy man in order to get the money to restore Molly's sight. Complications ensue.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
May Allison
Molly
Sigrid Holmquist
Connie
Richard Bennett
Montgomery Breck
Charles Emmett Mack
Tom
Alice Chapin
Mrs. Malloy
Dorothy Allen
Pansy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Christy Cabanne
- Writers
- Gerald C. Duffy, Izola Forrester, Ray Harris
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Christy Cabanne directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4May Allison and Sigrid Holmquist and Richard Bennett carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0015521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Christy Cabanne
Production companies
Who made it
- C.
C.C. Burr Productions Inc.
Key crew
- ProducerC.C. Burr
- CinematographyJohn W. Brown
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lost film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1924-04-01
