Alice Joyce
Ethel "Buddy" Westcourt (played by Mary Young in play)
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Synopsis
A neglected wife tries to stop her daughter becoming involved with a notorious man, only to find herself drawn to him. The encounter reveals how thoroughly her husband and daughter have taken her own wishes for granted. Protecting the younger woman becomes inseparable from deciding whether to remain within the life her family expects her to accept.
Cast
DirectorsHerbert Brenon
Inspirations
The adaptation of Edgar Selwyn and Edmund Goulding's play gives Alice Joyce the mother's role opposite Clara Bow. Its focus on the older woman's unrealised life complicates the usual Jazz Age contrast between a conventional parent and a rebellious daughter.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Alice Joyce — Photoplay magazine · Public domain
- Conway Tearle — Unknown author · Public domain
- Clara Bow — Harold Dean Carsey (1886-1947) · Public domain
