Movie

The Denial

1925★ 8.0 · 150mDramaRomance

Overview

When Dorothy wants to marry Bob (Robert Agnew), her mother, Mildred, forbids the match. Dorothy angrily asserts that Mildred might reconsider if her own mother had forbid her marriage. The rest of the film is a flashback, as Mildred recalls her own youth, when her dictatorial mother did forbid her to marry Lyman. Lyman enlisted with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish-American War, but was killed in battle.

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Cast

Bert Roach
as Arthur

Claire Windsor
as Mildred - the Mother

Emily Fitzroy
as Rena - Mother in Flashback

Vivia Ogden
as Effie

William Haines
as Lyman - Lover in Flashback

Lucille Ricksen
as Dorothy - the Daughter

Robert Agnew
as Billie - the Young Officer

Estelle Clark
as Rosie

William Eugene
as Eugene