The Lure of Youth (1921)
Romance | 10 January 1921
Director:
Phil RosenWriter:
Luther ReedProducer:
Bayard VeillerCinematographer:
Robert KurrleProduction Company:
Metro Pictures Corp.The working title of this film was White Ashes ... More Less
The working title of this film was White Ashes . More Less
Famous actress Florentine Fair, who is satiated with theatrical life, falls in love with Roger Dent, an unsophisticated youth with a passion for writing plays. Taking him to New York as her protégé, she encourages him to write. Although her lover, Mortimer, is at first insanely jealous, he finds merit in Dent's new play and finances him on Broadway. The young dramatist offers his hand in marriage to the actress, but she refuses and accepts ... + −
Famous actress Florentine Fair, who is satiated with theatrical life, falls in love with Roger Dent, an unsophisticated youth with a passion for writing plays. Taking him to New York as her protégé, she encourages him to write. Although her lover, Mortimer, is at first insanely jealous, he finds merit in Dent's new play and finances him on Broadway. The young dramatist offers his hand in marriage to the actress, but she refuses and accepts Mortimer. + −
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