Directed by Edward Sloman Cinematography Max Dupont Screenplay Katherine S. Reed | Produced by Lewis J. Selznick Initial release March 1920 Producer Lewis J. Selznick | |
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Written by Frank W. Jamison
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Katherine S. Reed Based on Blind Youth
by Lou Tellegen and Willard Mack Starring Walter McGrail
Leatrice Joy
Claire McDowell Directors Alfred E. Green, Edward Sloman Story by Lou Tellegen, Willard Mack Cast Leatrice Joy, Leo White, Claire McDowell, Josef Swickard, Clara Horton Similar Lorna Doone, Smart Money, The Spoilers, Adventure in Washington, The Unpardonable Sin | ||
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Blind Youth is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman based upon the play of the same name by Lou Tellegen and Willard Mack. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
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Plot
As described in a film magazine, when Elizabeth (McDowell) and Pierre Monnier (Swickard) part, the mother takes one son, Henry (Kinny), while the father takes the other, Maurie (McGrail), to Paris. Maurie shows promise as a sculptor, but his life is ruined when he marries Clarice (Carew) and she deserts him to go with Jules Chandoce, a returning soldier. When his father dies, Maurie returns to New York, but finds his mother and brother ashamed of him. He walks the street for a time and contemplates suicide, but becomes inspired after meeting artist model Hope Martin (Joy). With her posing for him he makes a figure called "Blind Youth" which makes him famous overnight. After confessing his love to Hope, he tells her of his unfortunate marriage. Clarice reappears to share Maurie's recent fortune, but, after finally realizing that his happiness means more to her than money, she confesses to him that their marriage was illegal as Chandoce really was her husband. Maurie and Hope then wed.
Cast
Production
Two hundred extras were used in a scene set in the world of a "bohemian" New York cabaret. Director Sloan completed the film after Alfred E. Green became ill.