Don't (1925 film)

Don't
Don't
	Still with DeWitt Jennings, Ethel Wales, and Sally O'Neil
Directed by	Alfred J. Goulding
Written by	Agnes Christine Johnston (screenplay); Rupert Hughes (story)
Starring	Sally O'Neil; John Patrick; Bert Roach; Ethel Wales
Cinematography	Max Fabian
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 15, 1925;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Don't is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding, starring Sally O'Neil, John Patrick, Bert Roach, and Ethel Wales, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is one of the B pictures the studio produced to keep the Loews circuit and other cinemas supplied.

The screenplay by Agnes Christine Johnston is based on the story "Don't You Care!" by Rupert Hughes.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Mr. Moffat selects Abel Totem as a prospective husband for his daughter Tracey, but the parent-defying flapper engages in a school-girl flirtation with Gilbert Jenkins which develops into a real love affair. Gilbert owns an automobile and the rebellious Tracey, dodging a family outing at an amusement park, goes riding with him. They have a variety of whimsical adventures, and in the end Gilbert wins out with the family and Mr. Moffat agrees to their marriage.

Cast

Sally O'Neil as Tracey Moffat
John Patrick as Gilbert Jenkins
Bert Roach as Uncle Nat
James W. Morrison as Abel
Estelle Clark as Jane
DeWitt Jennings as Mr. Moffat
Ethel Wales as Mrs. Moffat
Johnny Fox as Horace Moffat
Dorothy Seay as Nettie Moffat
Evelyn Peirce as Marian Jenkins
Helen Hoge as The Child
Brinsley Shaw as The Tramp

Preservation

Don't is considered to be a lost film.^[3]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Don't at silentera.com
^ Pardy, George T. (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Don't", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1113, retrieved April 2, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ List of lost MGM films at Nitrateville

External links

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Don't at silentera.com

[2] Pardy, George T. (March 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Don't", Motion Picture News, 33 (10), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1113, retrieved April 2, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] List of lost MGM films at Nitrateville

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