The Soul of Youth
AN ORPHAN OF THE STREET IN A DESPERATE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL!
1920 · 80 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama
Ed Simpson has been raised in an orphanage where he has caused much trouble. He can't stand living there anymore and runs away. On the streets, he finds a friend in newsboy Mike. Mike teaches him how to survive, but inevitably Ed gets hauled into court. The judge sees potential in him and hands him over to be adopted by a young politician.
Directed by William Desmond Taylor · Written by Julia Crawford Ivers
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Lewis Sargent Ed Simpson -
Lila Lee Vera Hamilton - E Ernest Butterworth Jr. Mike
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Clyde Fillmore Robert Hamilton -
Grace Morse Mrs. Hamilton - E Elizabeth Janes Ruth Hamilton
- C Claude Payton Pete Morano
- B Barbara Gurney The Mother
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Betty Schade Maggie -
Jane Keckley Matron (Mrs. Joye) - E Eunice Murdock Moore Cook
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Fred Huntley Samuel Hodge
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