The Tragedy of Youth explained

The Tragedy of Youth
Director:	George Archainbaud
Producer:	John M. Stahl
Story:	Albert S. Le Vino
Starring:	Patsy Ruth Miller Warner Baxter William Collier Jr.
Cinematography:	Faxon M. Dean
Editing:	Robert Kern
Studio:	Tiffany Pictures
Distributor:	Tiffany Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Tragedy of Youth is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Warner Baxter and William Collier Jr.^[1] It was produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest independent studios in Hollywood during the era.

Synopsis

A newlywed wife feels neglected by her husband and turns to another man for consolation.

Cast

• Patsy Ruth Miller as Paula Wayne
• Warner Baxter as Frank Gordon
• William Collier Jr. as Dick Wayne
• Claire McDowell as Mother
• Harvey Clark as Father
• Margaret Quimby as Diana
• Billie Bennett as Landlady
• Stepin Fetchit as Porter

Preservation

With no prints of The Tragedy of Youth located in any film archives,^[2] it is a lost film.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p.825
2. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9965/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Tragedy of Youth