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The Necessary Evil

  • 1925
  • Passed
  • 1h 10m
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Viola Dana and Ben Lyon in The Necessary Evil (1925)
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On her deathbed, Frances Jerome secures David Devanant's promise to care for her young son Frank. Frank grows to manhood a wild and reckless fellow, seemingly having inherited his father's p... Read allOn her deathbed, Frances Jerome secures David Devanant's promise to care for her young son Frank. Frank grows to manhood a wild and reckless fellow, seemingly having inherited his father's proclivity for drink and women; he is eventually expelled from college for marrying a gold-... Read allOn her deathbed, Frances Jerome secures David Devanant's promise to care for her young son Frank. Frank grows to manhood a wild and reckless fellow, seemingly having inherited his father's proclivity for drink and women; he is eventually expelled from college for marrying a gold-digger during a drunken episode. The girl, Hattie, demands from Devanant a large sum of mo... Read all

  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writers
    • Stephen Vincent Benet
    • Eve Unsell
  • Stars
    • Ben Lyon
    • Viola Dana
    • Frank Mayo
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    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Stephen Vincent Benet
      • Eve Unsell
    • Stars
      • Ben Lyon
      • Viola Dana
      • Frank Mayo
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    Ben Lyon
    Ben Lyon
    • Frank Jerome
    Viola Dana
    Viola Dana
    • Shirley Holmes
    Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    • Dick Jerome
    Thomas Holding
    Thomas Holding
    • David Devanant
    Gladys Brockwell
    Gladys Brockwell
    • Frances Jerome
    Mary Thurman
    Mary Thurman
    • Hattie
    Betty Jewel
    Betty Jewel
    • Belle
    Martha O'Dwyer
    • Esther
    • (as Martha Madison)
    Arthur Housman
    Arthur Housman
    • Pug
    Beach Cooke
    • Reggie
    Ethlyne Clair
    Ethlyne Clair
    Lucy Fox
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Stephen Vincent Benet
      • Eve Unsell
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      The Necessary Evil (1925) is a lost silent film.

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1925 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ungdomssynder
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10m(70 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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