Second Youth (1924 film)
Second Youth is a 1924 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Distinctive Pictures (George Arliss) and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures. The film is one of the few and rare silent appearances of Broadway husband and wife team Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress and Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Produced by | Distinctive Pictures Production |
| Written by | Allan Eugene Updegraff (novel) John Lynch (adaptation) |
| Starring | Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Distinctive Pictures |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures/Cosmopolitan |
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Running time | 6 reels (6,169 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Alfred Lunt as Roland Farwell Francis
- Dorothy Allen as Polly, a Maid
- Jobyna Howland as Mrs. Benson
- Lynn Fontanne as Rose Raynor
- Walter Catlett as John McNab
- Herbert Corthell as George Whiggam
- Margaret Dale as Mrs. Twombly
- Mona Palma as Ann Winton (credited as Mimi Palmeri)
- Winifred Allen as Phoebe Barney
- Charles Lane as Weeks Twombly (credited Charles Willis Lane)
- Lumsden Hare as James Remmick
- Mickey Bennett as Willie, Mrs. Benson's Son
- Faire Binney as Lucy Remmick
- Hugh Huntley as Harley Forbes
Preservation
Prints of Second Youth are held in the collections of Cinematheque Royale de Belgique in Brussels and the Library of Congress.[4]
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: Second Youth at silentera.com
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Second Youth
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Second Youth
External links
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- Second Youth at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby posters of Second Youth; #1 poster,#2 poster
- Second Youth at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine) (film is not lost)
- Lantern slide
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