Hearts of Youth

1921 film

May 1921 (1921-05)

CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Hearts of Youth is a lost^[1] 1921 American silent film based on the novel Ishmael by E. D. E. N. Southworth. The film was directed by Tom Miranda and Millard Webb, with Webb writing the adaption for the screen. The movie stars Harold Goodwin, Colin Kenny, and Iris Ashton, and was released by the Fox Film Corporation^[2]

Plot

Ishmael Worth renounces his young sweetheart, Beatrice, because he believes himself to be illegitimate and does not want to bring shame to her. Later it is revealed that his mother and father had married. His father's previous wife, thought to be dead, turns up to confront him; but the fact that the first wife was a bigamist makes her marriage to Ishmael's father null and void and the marriage between his mother and father therefore valid. Ishmael, having a legitimate father, now can give Beatrice an honest name.^[3]

Cast

Iris Ashton as Mrs. Grey
Glen Cavender as Reuben Grey
George Fisher as Herman Brudenell
Grace Goodall as Countess Hurstmonceaus
Harold Goodwin as Ishmael Worth
Lillian Hall as Beatrice Merlin
Colin Kenny as Lord Vincent
Fred Kirby as Judge Merlin

References

^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Hearts of Youth
^ "Hearts of Youth". American Film Institute.
^ Dan Pavlides (2015). "Hearts of Youth". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.