White Youth is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, Alfred Hollingsworth, Thomas Jefferson, Arnold Gray, and Hattie Peters. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in December 1920.[1][2]

White Youth
Directed byNorman Dawn
Written byGeorge C. Hull
Story byClara Beranger
Forrest Halsey
Starring
CinematographyThomas Rea
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • December 1920 (1920-12)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

Plot

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Cast

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  • Edith Roberts as Aline Ann Belame
  • Alfred Hollingsworth as Gen. Belame
  • Thomas Jefferson 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 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

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With no prints of White Youth located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "White Youth". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "White Youth". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: White Youth
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