Conrad in Quest of His Youth

Conrad in Quest of His Youth

Conrad in Quest of His Youth

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Conrad in Quest of His Youth

""When all the world is old, lad, and all the trees are brown; And all the sport is stale lad, And all the wheels run down." We'll go and seek our youth, lad, And make old dreams come true. We'll find some one to love, lad, And make this old world new."

1920

1h 15m

6.4(5 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Conrad Warrener, a man of near middle-age, reflects nostalgically on the happy times of his youth and decides to recapture them. However, what he learns about the "second time around" is neither what he expected nor what he hoped for.

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Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Thomas Meighan

Thomas Meighan

Conrad Warrener

Mabel Van Buren

Mabel Van Buren

Nina

Mayme Kelso

Mayme Kelso

Gina

Bertram Johns

Ted

Margaret Loomis

Margaret Loomis

Roslind

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Mary Page

Kathlyn Williams

Kathlyn Williams

Mrs. Adaile

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Dobson

Ruth Renick

Ruth Renick

Tattie

A. Edward Sutherland

A. Edward Sutherland

Conrad at 17

Creative team

Directed by: William C. deMille
Written by: Olga Printzlau
Leonard Merrick
Produced by: William C. deMille

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