Restless Youth

Restless Youth
Directed byChristy Cabanne
Screenplay byHoward J. Green
Based on"Restless Youth" by Cosmo Hamilton
Produced byJack Cohn
StarringMarceline Day
Ralph Forbes
Norman Trevor
CinematographyJoe Walker
Edited byBen Pivar
Production
company
Release date
  • November 30, 1928 (1928-11-30) (US)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Restless Youth is a 1928 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marceline Day, Ralph Forbes, and Norman Trevor. The film was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on November 30, 1928.

The film was an adaptation by Howard J. Green based on a short story of the same name by Cosmo Hamilton.

Plot

Cast

Critical reception

A review in Harrison's Reports commented that after a "not so pleasing" start, the film became powerful. Day's performance was described as "excellent work", and the reviewer called Forbes "good as the hero".

Preservation

Restless Youth is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.

References

  1. 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Restless Youth". afi.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "'Restless Youth' -- with Marceline Day". Harrison's Reports. January 12, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Restless Youth". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2026.