Two Flaming Youths Explained

Two Flaming Youths
Director:John Waters
Producer:John Waters
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:John W. Conway
Donald Davis
Percy Heath
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Starring:W. C. Fields
Chester Conklin
Mary Brian
Jack Luden
George Irving
Cissy Fitzgerald
Cinematography:H. Kinley Martin
Editing:Rose Loewinger
Studio:Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:55 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Two Flaming Youths is a lost[1] 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John Waters and written by John W. Conway, Donald Davis, Percy Heath, and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars W. C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Mary Brian, Jack Luden, George Irving, and Cissy Fitzgerald. The film was released on December 17, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.[2] [3]

Plot

Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil shows up, hoping to take her for some money. Gilfoil is mistaken for the wanted man Slippery Sawtelle. Neither suitor gets Malarkey but do manage to take her husband (wealthy Simeon Trott) for a bundle.

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Notes and References

  1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10082/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Two Flaming Youths
  2. Web site: Movie Review - A Texas Steer - THE SCREEN; The Showman.. nytimes.com. February 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Two Flaming Youths. afi.com. February 11, 2015.