''Daring Youth'' is a 1924 American
silent comedy-drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
William Beaudine
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.
Life and car ...
, starring
Bebe Daniels
Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...
,
Norman Kerry
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, and
Lee Moran
Lee Moran (June 23, 1888 – April 24, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Moran was active in vaudeville before he began performing in films at Nestor Studios in 1909. He transcended the silent film era of mot ...
.
It is loosely based on
William Shakespeare
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's ''
The Taming of the Shrew
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''.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] Mr. and Mrs. Allen have battled for the twenty-five years of their married life and Mrs. Allen is determined that her daughter Alita shall not lose romancethrough her marriage. She advocates the theory that wives and husbands should live together only three days each week and should keep their friends. Alita marries John J. Campbell under these conditions, but she soon tires of the system as does John, although neither will admit it. John finally is unable to stand it any longer and asserts himself by beating up his wife's escort. Alita is glad to consent to lead a conventional married life.
Cast
Status
With no prints of ''Daring Youth'' found in any film archives,
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Daring Youth''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.
References
External links
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1924 films
1924 comedy-drama films
American comedy-drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by William Beaudine
Films based on The Taming of the Shrew
Films produced by B. F. Zeidman
1924 lost films
Lost American films
Lost comedy-drama films
1920s American films
Silent comedy-drama films
Silent American drama films
Silent American comedy films
1920s English-language films
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