White Youth
Cast & Crew
Norman Dawn
Edith Roberts
Alfred Hollingsworth
Thomas Jefferson
Arnold Gregg
Hattie Peters
Film Details
Synopsis
Convent reared Aline Ann Belame has never seen her grandfather General Belame. One day a letter arrives from him summoning Aline to his plantation in order to meet the husband he has chosen for her. Elated at the anticipation of having a home and a husband, Aline arrives at the plantation only to learn that her prospective fiancé Monsieur Cayetane, is a withered old man. Aline refuses the match and soon after falls in love with Burton Striker, who is installing a vault door on the General's wine cellar. Their plans for elopement discovered, Cayetane challenges Striker to a duel. In the shooting, Cayetane's bullet goes astray and breaks the General's prized pipe, motivating him to break his granddaughter's engagement. However, the General still withholds his blessings until Striker withholds the combination to the vault, at which time the General graciously concedes defeat.
Director
Norman Dawn
Cast
Edith Roberts
Alfred Hollingsworth
Thomas Jefferson
Arnold Gregg
Hattie Peters
Lucas C. Luke
Sam Konnella
Baldy Delmont
Phyllis Allen
Alida D. Jones
Gertrude Pedlar
Olga Mojean
Crew
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Notes
Some scenes in this film were shot in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana. An unidentified review praised the film for "painting the customs and manners of the French who reside in New Orleans and vicinity."
