Young Nowheres

Young Nowheres is a 1929 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Richard Barthelmess, Marian Nixon and Bert Roach.[1] It was produced and released by First National Pictures with Vitaphone soundtrack. It was released in silent and sound versions.[2]

Young Nowheres
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Written by
Based onshort story Young Nowheres by Ida Alexa Ross Wylie in The Saturday Evening Post, c.1927
Starring
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byRay Curtiss
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
October 20, 1929
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

According to the American FIlm Institute catalogue, the plot evolves around the character of Albert Whalen (Binky) a young man who operates an elevator in an apartment house. His employer leaves during the Christmas holidays: Binky and his girlfriend Annie go to Coney Island, where the girl catches a severe cold. After taking her to the hospital, Binky installs her in his employer's luxury apartment, thinking the latter will not come back by the end of the holidays.[2]

Cast

Preservation status

The film's status is listed as unknown suggesting it may be lost.[3]

Background

The film is an adaptation of Ida Alexa Ross Wylie's short story of the same name, published in The Saturday Evening Post (16 April 1927). Another Warner Bros. production would adapt the story in 1937: That Man's Here Again directed by Louis King.[2]

See also

References

  1. Wollstein p.339
  2. ..Young Nowheres, afi.com; accessed June 22, 2017.
  3. Young Nowheres at silentera.com

Bibliography

  • Hans J. Wollstein. Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press, 1994.


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