Young Nowheres is a 1929 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Richard Barthelmess, Marian Nixon and Bert Roach.[1] It was produced and released by First National Pictures with a Vitaphone soundtrack in both silent and sound versions.[2]
Plot[]
Albert "Binky" Whalen operates an elevator in an apartment house. With his boss away for Christmas, he takes his girlfriend Annie to Coney Island, but she catches a severe cold. After taking her to the hospital, Binky moves her into his employer's temporarily vacant luxury apartment.[2]
Cast[]
- Richard Barthelmess as Albert 'Binky' Whalen
- Marian Nixon as Annie Jackson
- Bert Roach as Mr. Jesse
- Anders Randolf as Cleaver
- Ray Turner as George
- Jocelyn Lee as Brunette
- Scott Seaton as Judge
Background[]
Ida Alexa Ross Wylie's short story of the same name was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1927. Director Louis King read the story and bought the rights in order to adapt it for the screen. He approached Richard Barthelmess, who had played a similar role in Tol'able David (1921), for the lead role, but First National Pictures refused to lend Barthelmess for the project. Barthelmess acquired the story rights from King in early 1929 and persuaded First National to produce the film.[3]
The story was again adapted in 1937's That Man's Here Again, directed by King.[2]
Preservation status[]
The film's status is listed as unknown, suggesting that it may be lost.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Wollstein p.339
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ..Young Nowheres, afi.com; accessed June 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Young Nowheres". The New York Times. October 27, 1929. pp. 8X.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.
- ↑ Young Nowheres at silentera.com
Bibliography[]
- Hans J. Wollstein. Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press, 1994.
