Seventeen (1916)
Seventeen year old William Sylvanus Baxter has fallen madly in love with young coquette, Lola Pratt. After spending all of his money on the fickle girl, she runs off with an older man. William now heartbroken, contemplates suicide, until a friend from childhood, May Parcher, pays a visit and William decides to fall in love with her.
- Date of release
- 1916-11-02
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Robert G. Vignola
Casting
- Louise Huff — Lola Pratt
- Jack Pickford — William Sylvanus Baxter
- Winifred Allen — Mary Parcher
- Madge Evans — Jane Baxter
- Walter Hiers — George Cooper
- Dick Lee — Genesis
- Richard Rosson — Johnny Watson
- Julian Dillon — Joe Bullit
- Helen Lindroth — Mrs. Baxter
- Tony Merlo — Mr. Baxter (as Anthony Merlo)
- Rudolph Valentino — Extra
Interesting facts
Seventeen is a lost 1916 American comedy silent film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Booth Tarkington and Harvey F. Thew. It is based on Tarkington's novel of the same name which was published earlier the same year. The film stars Louise Huff, Jack Pickford, Winifred Allen, Madge Evans, Walter Hiers, and Dick Lee. The film was released on November 2, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
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