The House of Youth
Corinna Endicott, of good family, but traveling at a pace that horrifies her maiden aunt and grandfather, attends a wild party with "Spike" Blaine, one of her crowd-the wildest. They make their entran…
The House of Youth
Corinna Endicott, of good family, but traveling at a pace that horrifies her maiden aunt and grandfather, attends a wild party with "Spike" Blaine, one of her crowd-the wildest. They make their entrance to the dance by driving through the great windows and out on the ballroom floor. Rhodes Winston, whom Corinna nursed over days, has returned and is at the party. He recognizes Corinna and the interest he felt for her in France returns. He hates this jazz stuff. He is a writer and of a rather dreamy nature. He tries to go through the paces, however, because of his growing interest in the girl. Corinna is also interested. He is handsome in a poetic way and the glamour of his overseas record fascinates her, She tries to tone down her actions and after a few months they become engaged. Then a married man, a cad, who desires Corinna, succeeds in enticing her to a roadhouse by telling her that Spike, of whom she is very fond, is there and is threatening to shoot up the place unless she comes. To save the boy from doing anything rash, she goes. Mitch Hardy, the married man, is there alone. While he is trying to force his attentions on Corinna in an inner room the police raid place. Corinna is taken to jail with the rest of the inmates of the place. The papers headline the case and Winston isn't man enough to stand by Corinna. He condemns her and breaks the engagement. Corinna acknowledges herself beaten. She admits to her aunt and grandfather that they were right. The grandfather, hurt by the girl's actions, is still loving. He tells her that most Endicotts have had the bravery to come back if they did make mistakes. She determines to live up to the Endicott courage. Spike, who really loves Corinna, comes to her after the scandal and asks her to marry him. She doesn't want to be pitied and she feels that is what prompted Spike, besides she has always thought of Spike as a good scout and a friend. Spike, upon telling her grandfather that Corinna has refused to marry him, receives grudging advice to cast his folly behind him and make of himself a man. A year later finds both Corinna and Spike busy making slum youngsters happy at Corinna's fresh air farm. Here Corinna comes to learn how fine Spike really is underneath it all, and when Winston hunts her up and tells her that he needs her as an inspiration in his work and asks her to forgive and marry him, she refuses him. She has learned that Spike has for her a truly unselfish love and she has come to realize that she loves Spike after all.
The House of Youth
Drama
Film Details
Corinna Endicott, of good family, but traveling at a pace that horrifies her maiden aunt and grandfather, attends a wild party with "Spike" Blaine, one of her crowd-the wildest. They make their entrance to the dance by driving through the great windows and out on the ballroom floor. Rhodes Winston, whom Corinna nursed over days, has returned and is at the party.
He recognizes Corinna and the interest he felt for her in France returns. He hates this jazz stuff. He is a writer and of a rather dreamy nature.
He tries to go through the paces, however, because of his growing interest in the girl. Corinna is also interested. He is handsome in a poetic way and the glamour of his overseas record fascinates her, She tries to tone down her actions and after a few months they become engaged.
Then a married man, a cad, who desires Corinna, succeeds in enticing her to a roadhouse by telling her that Spike, of whom she is very fond, is there and is threatening to shoot up the place unless she comes. To save the boy from doing anything rash, she goes. Mitch Hardy, the married man, is there alone.
While he is trying to force his attentions on Corinna in an inner room the police raid place. Corinna is taken to jail with the rest of the inmates of the place. The papers headline the case and Winston isn't man enough to stand by Corinna.
He condemns her and breaks the engagement. Corinna acknowledges herself beaten. She admits to her aunt and grandfather that they were right.
The grandfather, hurt by the girl's actions, is still loving. He tells her that most Endicotts have had the bravery to come back if they did make mistakes. She determines to live up to the Endicott courage.
Spike, who really loves Corinna, comes to her after the scandal and asks her to marry him. She doesn't want to be pitied and she feels that is what prompted Spike, besides she has always thought of Spike as a good scout and a friend. Spike, upon telling her grandfather that Corinna has refused to marry him, receives grudging advice to cast his folly behind him and make of himself a man.
A year later finds both Corinna and Spike busy making slum youngsters happy at Corinna's fresh air farm. Here Corinna comes to learn how fine Spike really is underneath it all, and when Winston hunts her up and tells her that he needs her as an inspiration in his work and asks her to forgive and marry him, she refuses him. She has learned that Spike has for her a truly unselfish love and she has come to realize that she loves Spike after all..