The Soul of Youth (1920)
Ed Simpson has been raised in an orphanage where he has caused much trouble. He can't stand living there anymore and runs away. On the streets, he finds a friend in newsboy Mike. Mike teaches him how to survive, but inevitably Ed gets hauled into court. The judge sees potential in him and hands him over to be adopted by a young politician.
Director: William Desmond Taylor
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Lewis Sargent as Ed Simpson |
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Lila Lee as Vera Hamilton |
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Ernest Butterworth Jr. as Mike |
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Clyde Fillmore as Robert Hamilton |
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Grace Morse as Mrs. Hamilton |
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Elizabeth Janes as Ruth Hamilton |
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Claude Payton as Pete Morano |
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Barbara Gurney as The Mother |
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Betty Schade as Maggie |
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Jane Keckley as Matron (Mrs. Joye) |
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Eunice Murdock Moore as Cook |
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Fred Huntley as Samuel Hodge |
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Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Hodge |
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William Collier Jr. as Dick Armstrong |
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Russ Powell as Policeman Jones |
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Judge Ben Lindsey as Himself |
| Directing | William Desmond Taylor | Director |
| Production | William Desmond Taylor | Producer |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Production Design |
| Writing | Julia Crawford Ivers | Writer |
| Camera | James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wilfred Buckland | Art Direction |