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  • Young Ideas (1924)
  • Passed
    67 min | Comedy
Young Ideas (1924)
Passed
67 min | Comedy

Octavia Lowden (La Plante) is the mainstay of a family consisting of Aunt Minnie (Titus), firmly convinced that she is "not long for this world," Eloise (Ricksen), a younger sister with a twisted disposition, Uncle Eph (Barrows), who ...See moreOctavia Lowden (La Plante) is the mainstay of a family consisting of Aunt Minnie (Titus), firmly convinced that she is "not long for this world," Eloise (Ricksen), a younger sister with a twisted disposition, Uncle Eph (Barrows), who fought with General Grant at Appomattox, Bob (Messinger), a kid brother with a sleep-and-mischief complex, and Grandma (Lee), the only regular sport in the outfit, but tied to her chair. Octavia is a photographer in Pritchett Spence's (Barnes) gallery and much, but hopelessly admired by Spence. With a family of sick people Octavia cannot give Spence a moment's attention. Finally he ventures to her house one Sunday afternoon, with such results that he is driven to a desperate trick. To get her away from her bloodsucking relatives, he sends her on an out-of-town assignment and then has a doctor friend quarantine the house. Detectives keep Octavia and the other inmates of the house within, and of course Octavia worries over her family, all of them probably starving or dying. As a matter of fact, they are all - but Grandma - at work, facing a realization that they either work or starve. Meanwhile, Spence and Dr. Hiram Smith sit back and chuckle - until Grandma gets sick. Then Spence goes to the country place to bring Octavia home, and has to whip the very detectives he put around the house because they do not know him. But a skunk releases the "prisoners" and in a short time Octavia finds herself at home - and a strange home it is, with Bob in overalls and Eloise and Aunt Minnie in aprons. And then Spence seeks forgiveness for his "trick" and receives punishment extraordinary - a life sentence with Octavia. Written by Universal Weekly Review See less
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Director
Robert F. Hill (as Robert Hill)
Writers
Sophie Kerr (story "Relative Values") | Hugh Hoffman (scenario)
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Updated Jul 7, 1924

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Jul 7, 1924 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Laura La Plante
Octavia Lowden Octavia Lowden   See fewer
T. Roy Barnes
Pritchett Spence Pritchett Spence   See fewer
Lucille Ricksen
Eloise Lowden Eloise Lowden   See fewer
James O. Barrows
Uncle Eph Uncle Eph   See fewer
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Aunt Minnie Aunt Minnie   See fewer
Jennie Lee
Grandma Grandma   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Bertie Loomis Bertie Loomis   See fewer
Buddy Messinger
Bob Lowden Bob Lowden   See fewer
Janet Gaynor
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
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