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Wild Youth
Directed byGeorge Melford
Screenplay byBeulah Marie Dix
Gilbert Parker
Produced byJ. Stuart Blackton
StarringLouise Huff
Theodore Roberts
Jack Mulhall
James Cruze
Adele Farrington
CinematographyPaul P. Perry
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 18, 1918 (1918-03-18)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Wild Youth is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix The film stars Louise Huff, Theodore Roberts, Jack Mulhall, James Cruze, and Adele Farrington. It is based on a novel by Gilbert Parker. The film was released on March 18, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[3] which suggests that it is a lost film.

Plot

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Wild Youth was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, two shootings by outlaws.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wild-Youth - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Wild Youth (1918) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Wild Youth at silentera.com
  4. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (16). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. April 13, 1918.