Reckless Youth

Mar 30, 1922

1h 4m

★ 0.0

A delightful comedy that will bring back the happiest years of your life.

Overview

A cautionary tale for aspiring flappers. Five of six reels survive.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Selznick Pictures

Reckless Youth Trailers

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Cast

Alice Schuyler

Elaine Hammerstein

John Carmen

Niles Welch

Mrs. Schuyler-Foster

Myrtle Stedman

Harrison Thomby

Huntley Gordon

Cumberland Whipple

Frank Currier

Chorus Girl

Constance Bennett

Mr. Schuyler-Foster

Robert Lee Keeling

Mrs. Dahlgren

Louise Prussing

Martha Whipple

Kate Cherry

Jimmy Clark, sightseeing in France with his friend Algy Baker, falls in love, at first sight, with Betty Perry at the railroad station. The destination for all: Switzerland. There, Jimmy is mistaken for an expert mountain climber, J.K. Roberts. Betty is introduced to Jimmy and believes him to be the champion.

6.0

Beggar on Horseback

Jun 5, 1925

Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?

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The Blue Mouse

Oct 3, 1913

Teddie Barker, an employee of the Searchlight Insurance Company, falls in love with Clara Brummer. Her father does not, at first, acquiesce to the engagement, but after persuasion agrees and attends the marriage of his daughter, and promises a dowry of £5,000 when the young man attains the position of branch manager in his company.

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Twin Beds

Jul 14, 1929

A young husband just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.

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Daughters of Pleasure

Jun 15, 1924

Newly rich Mark Hadley drifts from his old-fashioned wife into a secret liason with Lila Millas, a pretty French girl. At the same time, he advises his daughter, Marjory, to break her ties with Kent Merrill...

6.0

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mar 13, 1921

In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.

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Tomboy

Oct 18, 1914

No overview available.

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The Hottentot

Dec 25, 1922

Mistaken for a famous jockey, a young man uses it to his advantage -- until he actually has to race a horse.

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Grounds for Divorce

Jul 27, 1925

Divorce lawyer Maurice (Matt Moore) does not pay much attention to his wife Alice (Florence Vidor). When he spends their anniversary with famous actress Marianne (Louise Fadenza) Alice decides to seek a divorce herself.

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Satan Junior

Mar 3, 1919

Famous playwright Paul Worden decamps to a country bungalow to work on a new play, rehearsing with his leading lady, Marjorie Sinclair, who is staying nearby. Going riding one day to relax, Paul rescues his neighbor, teenager Diana Ardway when her horse runs wild. The pair clash initially, as she does with Marjorie, but after a series of misunderstandings true love triumphs.

5.5

He Comes Up Smiling

Sep 9, 1918

Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and finds himself pursued by dangerous men who are after the real Bachelor. *Only fragments are known to exist. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

1.0

The Popular Sin

Nov 22, 1926

Philandering husband George Montfort purchases railroad tickets for a weekend tryst in the mountains with his latest paramour. When his wife Yvonne finds the tickets, George hastily explains that they were bought as an anniversary present for her. Yvonne doesn't believe George, but she decides to use her ticket anyway, while George remains behind in Paris on "business."

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The Millionaire Cat

Oct 21, 1932

Comic shenanigans from the team of Clark & McCullough.

6.8

The Battle of the Century

Dec 31, 1927

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

5.9

The Mechanical Man

Nov 1, 1921

The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine. The mechanical man possess super-human speed and strength. The scientist is killed however by a gang of criminals, led by a woman named Mado, who wish to get the instructions for building the mechanical man. The criminals are captured before they are able to get them and are brought to trial and condemned. Mado manages to escape and kidnaps the scientist's niece whom she forces to give her the instructions which she uses to build a mechanical man.

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Oh Kay!

Aug 26, 1928

On the eve of her wedding Lady Kay Rutfield runs off aboard her sloop. A storm carries her out to sea and she is rescued by a passing rumrunner bound for the Long Island Sound. Once they arrive in the States, Kay makes her escape and hides in the deserted mansion of Jimmy Winter. Jimmy is due to marry the following day. He comes home to the mansion unexpectedly, and finds Kay, who persuades him to let her pose for a night as his wife.

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The Nickel Snatcher

Jan 1, 1920

Hank Mann is the conductor of a horse-drawn trolley that carries a motley assortment of passengers to the beach at Venice in California, where the plot becomes involved with a bank robbery.

6.3

The Cook

Sep 15, 1918

In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.