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Eyes of Youth
Also known as {The Eyes of Youth}
(1919) American
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Albert Parker

Cast: Clara Kimball Young [Gina Ashling], Gareth Hughes [Gina’s brother], Pauline Starke [Rita Ashling], Sam Sothern [Asa Ashling], Edmund Lowe [Peter Judson], Ralph Lewis [Robert Goring], Milton Sills [a suitor], Vincent Serrano [the yogi], William Courtleigh [Paolo Salvo], Norman Selby (Kid McCoy) [Dick Brownell], Rudolfo Valentino (Rudolph Valentino) [Clarence Morgan], Edward Kimball

Garson Productions production; distributed by Equity Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Albert Parker, from the adaptation by Charles E. Whittaker of the play Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon. Technician, John M. Voshell. Cinematography by Robert Edeson. Presented by Harry Garson. / Released 26 October 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Some location cinematography was taken in San Francisco, California. Valentino has a small role near the end of the film.

Drama: Fantasy.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1237.

Survival Status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Keywords: USA: California: San Francisco

Listing updated: 27 March 2004.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1237; Everson-American p. 370; Higashi-Virgins p. 106; Lahue-Collecting p. 48; Limbacher-Feature p. 75; Quirk-Colman p. 205 : ClasIm-240 pp. 22, 24; Variety-19191226 p. 203.

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