The Heart of Youth


1919

Film Details

Also Known As
Cock O' the Walk
Release Date
Aug 24, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Location
Big Bear Valley, California, United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Friends in the End by Beulah Marie Dix (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,119ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Josephine Darchat, living with her grandparents, the Whipples, in the country, loves Russ Prendergast, the son of wealthy Calvin Prendergast, despite the dispute between the families over a spring between their two properties. The feud intensifies when children from the camp situated on the Prendergast land mess the Whipples' kitchen making molasses candy. After the children substitute an old cook's false hair for flowers left by Russ with a love note to Josephine, she stops speaking to him. When the younger Prendergast children hide the Whipple cat, Josephine destroys the dam which brings spring water to the Prendergast property. In the middle of a large fight involving thugs hired by the Prendergasts and neighbors supporting the Whipples, Josephine tries to save a young Prendergast child from drowning and, in turn, is saved by Russ. The families reconcile, the lovers reunite, and the cat, hidden in a well, returns to the rejoicing.

Film Details

Also Known As
Cock O' the Walk
Release Date
Aug 24, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Location
Big Bear Valley, California, United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Friends in the End by Beulah Marie Dix (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,119ft (5 reels)

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Trivia

Notes

Some scenes of the film were shot in Big Bear Valley, CA. The working title of this film was Cock O' the Walk.