Any Youth (1916)
This story is an allegorical fantasy dealing with the eternal conflict between the better and baser self of the average human being. Any Youth has made a moderate success in the city and writes to his sweetheart, Faith, begging her to come to him. Faith is happy in her parents' home, but she is willing to try the difficulties of a new home with the man she loves. Temptation, the ever-present good-fellow who is always on hand, visits Any Youth. He tells him of the good times in store for a young man and pleads with Any Youth to go out with him and make a night of it. There is a battle between the better and baser self of Any Youth. He is torn between the two, but finally the baser self prevails and the better self is driven into hiding. The baser self takes him in charge and they make the rounds of the gay White Way. Although this better self is driven out he is not discouraged, and patiently awaits the return of Any Youth. Temptation is at the elbow of Any Youth and leads him from one thing to another. His better self feels the call to duty and again enters the contest with his baser self. This time Any Youth heeds the counsel of his better self and returns to his apartment. The next day Faith arrives at the home of Any Youth. While Any Youth is waiting to welcome her, Temptation slips into the room and uses his arts. Any Youth's baser self, angry at his defeat of the night before, pleads with Any Youth not to marry the girl; he shows him that if he marries her, he will be tied for life. He tells him that women are like flowers, to gather and throw away. His better self enters the contest and the two have a bitter struggle. Fearing he is losing the fight, the better self tells the youth that he should remember Faith is a woman, as his own mother. The selves fight, but finally the better self crushes the baser self and Any Youth goes to meet Faith. The better self, smiling, accompanies the two to the minister's and afterwards proves a faithful guardian in the home of Any Youth and Faith.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Allen Holubar | Director |
| Allen Holubar | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Allen Holubar | |
| Dorothy Phillips | |
| Hector V. Sarno |
