The Soul Of Youth (Willam Desmond Taylor, 1920)

Director William Desmond Taylor takes a gritty and humanistic portrait of society's unwanted babies, unloved orphans and unlawful urchins. Preceded by short: THE OLD FAMILY TOOTHBRUSH (1925) $12 Member/$14 Non-Member

This gritty, heartbreaking drama combines a humanistic portrait of society's unwanted babies, unloved orphans and unlawful urchins with the story of a power struggle between a reformer and a corrupt politician. William desmond taylor is remembered as the victim of a famous unsolved murder, but here's proof that we should commemorate him as a director of singular artistry. Judge ben lindsey, the real-life founder of america's juvenile court system, appears as himself.
Live piano accompaniment bya href=http://www.silentfilm.org/festival2008-musicians.htmlstephen horne/a
cast: lewis sargent, clyde fillmore, lila lee, judge ben b. Lindsey
dir: william desmond taylor (1920, 80m)
35mm print source:a href=http://www.loc.gov/index.htmlthe library of congress/a
preceded by short: the old family toothbrush (1925,11m)
program length: 95m
admission price: $12 member/$14 non-member