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Movie Info & Details
Release Year1929
Runtime1h 05m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorJohn Griffith Wray
WritersJohn Griffith Wray
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Careless Age
About The Careless Age
Sir John Hayward, a noted surgeon, decides that his son Wyn, a medical student, needs a vacation as a temporary diversion from his studies. At Como, Wyn meets and falls in love with Rayetta Muir, an unprincipled actress who trifles with him. In London, Rayetta avoids seeing Wyn, ready to forget him. Wyn is crazed when he learns that Rayetta is intimate with both Lord Durhugh, an old roué, and Le Grand, a French boxer; and in a rage he chokes Rayetta and leaves her for dead. He then confesses to his father that he has killed her. Preparing to take the blame, Sir John, accompanied by Wyn, goes to Rayetta's apartment to find that she did not die after all. A lost film.
Directed by John Griffith Wray, The Careless Age leans on a strong ensemble — Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmel Myers, Holmes Herbert — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1929.
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