The Careless Age is a 1929 American drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and written by Harrison Macklyn and Harold Shumate. It is based on the 1927 play Diversion by John Van Druten. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmel Myers, Holmes Herbert, Kenneth Thomson, Loretta Young and George Baxter. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 15, 1929.[2][3][4]
The Careless Age | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
Screenplay by | Harrison Macklyn Harold Shumate |
Based on | Diversion by John Van Druten |
Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Carmel Myers Holmes Herbert Kenneth Thomson Loretta Young George Baxter |
Cinematography | Alvin Knechtel Ben F. Reynolds |
Production company | First National Pictures |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $149,000[1] |
Box office | $411,000[1] |
A noted London surgeon sends his medical student son away to Italy for a break. While in Como he falls in love with an English actress and becomes obsessed with her. Back in Britain, she jilts him for another man and in his fury he tries to kill her.
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $266,000 domestically and $145,000 foreign.[1]
![]() | This 1920s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |