Fascinating Youth

Summary

Fascinating Youth is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood. It starred Charles "Buddy" Rogers (in his feature debut), along with Thelma Todd and Josephine Dunn in supporting roles. Many well-known personalities made guest appearances in the film, judging a beauty contest in one scene, and Clara Bow makes a cameo appearance in her second film for Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Fascinating Youth
Directed bySam Wood
Written byPaul Schofield (scenario)
Story byByron Morgan
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringCharles "Buddy" Rogers
Thelma Todd
CinematographyLeo Tover
Distributed byParamount Pictures (as Famous Players–Lasky Corporation)
Release dates
  • March 17, 1926 (1926-03-17) (Premiere)
  • August 23, 1926 (1926-08-23) (U.S.)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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Preservation edit

With no prints of Fascinating Youth located in any film archives, it is a lost film, with only the trailer surviving.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Stenn, David (2000). Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. ISBN 0-815-41025-5.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Fascinating Youth at silentera.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fascinating Youth
  4. ^ Fascinating Youth at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1926 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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