The Truth About Youth

A young man falls into the clutches of a nightclub singer who corrupts him.

Cast

Loretta Young

as Phyllis Ericson

Conway Tearle

as Richard Carewe

David Manners

as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

Myrna Loy

as Kara

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Colonel Graham

Myrtle Stedman

as Mrs. Ericson

Harry Stubbs

as Horace Palmer 'Waddles'

William Bailey

as Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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