Eyes of Youth
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| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Written by | Albert Parker (scenario) |
| Screenplay by | Charles E. Whitaker (adaptation) |
| Based on | Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon |
| Produced by | Harry Garson |
| Starring | Clara Kimball Young Gareth Hughes |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
Production company | Garson Productions |
| Distributed by | Equity Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 78 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Eyes of Youth is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young. The film was based on the stage play Eyes of Youth, performed on Broadway in 1917-18 and starred Marjorie Rambeau. This film also features Rudolph Valentino in a role as a thief/con artist.[1][2]
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This film is often credited as the vehicle that led Valentino to be cast in The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (1921).[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Clara Kimball Young - Gina Ashling
- Gareth Hughes - Kenneth Ashling
- Pauline Starke - Rita Ashling
- Sam Southern - Mr. Ashling
- Edmund Lowe - Peter Judson
- Ralph Lewis - Robert Goring
- Milton Sills - Louis Anthony
- Vincent Serrano - The Yogi
- William Courtleigh - Paolo Salvo
- Norman Selby - Dick Brownell (billed as "Kid McCoy")
- Rudolph Valentino - Clarence Morgan (billed as "Rudolfo Valentino")
- Claire Windsor - Guest at party (uncredited)
Remake
[edit]The story was remade as The Love of Sunya (1927) starring Gloria Swanson and with Albert Parker once again directing.
Home media
[edit]On April 17, 2012, Eyes of Youth was released on Region 1 DVD by Alpha Home Entertainment
References
[edit]- ^ Eyes of Youth at SilentEra
- ^ Eyes of Youth, play, performed on Broadway 1917-1918 at the Internet Broadway database
- ^ Rambova, Natacha (2009) [1921]. Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon. Hollywood, California: PVG Publishing. pp. 243–44. ISBN 978-0-9816440-4-2.
- ^ Burr, Ty (2013). Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame. New York: Random House. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-307-39084-4.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eyes of Youth.
- Eyes of Youth at IMDb
- Eyes of Youth at SilentEra
- Eyes of Youth page via Clara Kimball Young entry at Unsung Divas website
- Eyes of Youth (1919) on YouTube
- Eyes of Youth is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive