Enemies of Children

1923 film by Lillian Ducey

  • December 13, 1923 (1923-12-13)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Enemies of Children is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lillian Ducey and John M. Voshell that was based upon the novel Youth Triumphant by George Gibbs. It is the only screen director credit for Ducey and one of two for Voshell. Both were in the film industry in other fields. This was an independent production released by independent distributor Mammoth Pictures.[1]

Cast

  • Anna Q. Nilsson as Patsy, as an Adult
  • George Siegmann as Mr. Slavin
  • Lucy Beaumont
  • Joseph J. Dowling (credited as Joseph Dowling)
  • Raymond Hatton as Van Leer
  • Ward Crane
  • Charles Wellesley
  • Virginia Lee Corbin as Little Patsy, a Waif, as a Child
  • Kate Price as Mrs. McGuire
  • Boyd Irwin
  • Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Slavin
  • William Boyd as Philip Conway, a Profligate
  • Mary Anderson

Preservation

With no prints of Enemies of Children located in any film archives,[2] it is a lost film.

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Enemies of Children
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Enemies of Children
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