A Youth of Fortune

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A Youth of Fortune (1916)

Directed by Otis Turner

Comedy · 50m

At the urging of his wealthy grandfather, Willie O'Donovan is sent to boarding school by his preoccupied parents, neither of whom shows much interest in the lad. At school, where he falls in love with Mary, a country girl, Willie hears that his grandfather has died and left him $50,000,000 to be managed by whomever Willie is living with on his eighteenth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. O'Donovan, who are in the midst of divorce, both hire private detectives to bring Willie back to them, but after a series of close calls, Willie manages to avoid the detectives and take refuge at the home of Mary's mother.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Otis Turner
Writer
Ford Beebe

Details

Release date
1916-05-15
Runtime
50m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company