Movie
The Lure of Youth
1921 · 60 min
A quiet, old-fashioned silent melodrama that unfolds slowly, trading on glances and theatrical longing rather than action.
- Directed by
- Phil Rosen
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Cleo Madison, William Conklin, Gareth Hughes
- Overview
- Florentine Fair, a famous actress 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 insanely jealous at first, he finds merit in Dent's new play and finances him on Broadway.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, ambition, betrayal
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Phil Rosen
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Starring
- Cleo Madison, William Conklin, Gareth Hughes




