Mad Youth

A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.

Cast

Mary Ainslee

Mary Ainslee

as Marian Morgan

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

as Lucy Morgan

Willy Castello

Willy Castello

as Count DeHoven

Betty Atkinson

Betty Atkinson

as Helen Johnson

Tommy Wonder

Tommy Wonder

as Harry

Lorelei Readoux

Lorelei Readoux

as Beth

Margaret Fealy

Margaret Fealy

as Helen's Grandmother

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

as Taxi Driver

Ray Hirsch

Ray Hirsch

as Jitter Bug

Patti Lacey

Patti Lacey

as Jitter Bug

Reviews

CinemaSerf

To give this it's due, it does try to deal with some rather more grown up themes, but somehow the whole thing just falls a bit flat. In a sort of spin-off from "The Lady Refuses" (1931), this time "Lucy" (Betty Compson) - not averse to a gigolo or two of her own, takes umbrage when her daughter "Mar...

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