Eyes of Youth

Eyes of Youth is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young. The film was based on the stage play Eyes of Youth, performed on Broadway in 1917-18 and starred Marjorie Rambeau. This film also features Rudolph Valentino in a role as a thief/con artist. This film is often credited as the vehicle that led Valentino to be cast in The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (1921).

Cast

 * Clara Kimball Young - Gina Ashling
 * Gareth Hughes - Kenneth Ashling
 * Pauline Starke - Rita Ashling
 * Sam Southern - Mr. Ashling
 * Edmund Lowe - Peter Judson
 * Ralph Lewis - Robert Goring
 * Milton Sills - Louis Anthony
 * Vincent Serrano - The Yogi
 * William Courtleigh - Paolo Salvo
 * Norman Selby - Dick Brownell (billed as "Kid McCoy")
 * Rudolph Valentino - Clarence Morgan (billed as "Rudolfo Valentino")
 * Claire Windsor - Guest at party (uncredited)

Remake
The story was remade as The Love of Sunya (1927) starring Gloria Swanson and with Albert Parker once again directing.

Home media
On April 17, 2012, Eyes of Youth was released on Region 1 DVD by Alpha Home Entertainment