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The Plastic Age

192573 minUnited States
ComedyRomance

Synopsis

Freshman athlete Hugh Carver enters a college world of parties, drinking and romance through Cynthia Day. His new social life threatens his studies, his sporting promise and his friendship with a roommate who also loves her. As the costs become clear, Cynthia must consider whether staying together is helping either of them.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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73:16
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Wesley Ruggles / Preferred Pictures · Public domain

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DirectorsWesley Ruggles

Inspirations

Percy Marks drew his novel from observations of student life, and the adaptation helped advance Clara Bow's career. Its depiction of youthful drinking and pleasure also provoked objections from temperance campaigners.

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