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The Mad Whirl - Wikipedia

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The Mad Whirl
Theatrical poster
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr. Lewis Milestone
Screenplay by	Adaptation: Fanny Hatton Frederic Hatton Intertitles: Harvey Thew
Based on	Here's How by Richard Washburn Child
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	May McAvoy Jack Mulhall Myrtle Stedman Barbara Bedford
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 1, 1925 (1925-03-01) (USA)
Running time	80 minutes 35mm, 7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Mad Whirl is a 1925 American jazz age black-and-white silent drama film about the "loosening of youth morals" that took place during the 1920s. Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Lewis Milestone, and directed by William A. Seiter for Universal Pictures, the film stars May McAvoy and Jack Mulhall.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The film was released during the Prohibition era, when the sale of alcoholic drinks in the United States was banned.

Plot

Cathleen Gillis (May McAvoy) falls in love with Jack Herrington (Jack Mulhall). Martin Gillis (George Fawcett), Cathleen's loving father, is stern, very religious, and runs an ice cream shop. Cathleen is an obedient daughter and conservative in her views as well. Jack however, has a routine that includes wild parties hosted by his parents, Gladys and John (Myrtle Stedman and Alec B. Francis), who think it is better to be their son's friend by their providing bootleg whiskey and a place to have all-night parties. Jack's lifestyle places him at odds with Cathleen's, but he promises her that he will change his ways. He backslides several times, but in the end is reformed by Cathleen's love, and they elope. After the elopement, Gladys and John get a stern lecture on temperance and sobriety from Martin and reform their ways as well.

Cast

May McAvoy as Cathleen Gillis
Jack Mulhall as Jack Herrington
Myrtle Stedman as Gladys Herrington
Barbara Bedford as Margie Taylor
Alec B. Francis as John Herrington
Ward Crane as Benny Kingsley
George Fawcett as Martin Gillis
Marie Astaire as Julia Carling
Joseph Singleton as Spivens
With Betty Allen, Charles King, Ellison Manners, William H. O'Brien, Rolfe Sedan, and Grady Sutton.

References

^ William K. Everson (1998). American Silent Film. Da Capo Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-306-80876-5.
^ Rachel Black (2010). Alcohol in Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-313-38048-8.
^ Joel Waldo Finler (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. p. 261. ISBN 1-903364-66-3.
^ Clive Hirschhorn (1983). The Universal Story. Crown. p. 48. ISBN 9780517550014.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Mad Whirl at silentera.com

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Films directed by William A. Seiter

The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
Eden and Return (1921)
Hearts and Masks (1921)
The Foolish Age (1921)
Passing Through (1921)
Boy Crazy (1922)
Gay and Devilish (1922)
Up and at 'Em (1922)
When Love Comes (1922)
The Understudy (1922)
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)
Daddies (1924)
His Forgotten Wife (1924)
The White Sin (1924)
Listen Lester (1924)
The Family Secret (1924)
Helen's Babies (1924)
The Fast Worker (1924)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
The Teaser (1925)
Where Was I? (1925)
What Happened to Jones (1926)
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
Rolling Home (1926)
Take It from Me (1926)
The Cheerful Fraud (1927)
The Small Bachelor (1927)
Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928)
Good Morning, Judge (1928)
Waterfront (1928)
Outcast (1928)
Synthetic Sin (1929)
Why Be Good? (1929)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Footlights and Fools (1929)
The Love Racket (1929)
Strictly Modern (1930)
Back Pay (1930)
The Truth About Youth (1930)
Sunny (1930)
Going Wild (1930)
Kiss Me Again (1931)
Big Business Girl (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
Way Back Home (1931)
Girl Crazy (1932)
Young Bride (1932)
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
If I Had a Million (segment "The Three Marines", 1932)
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Chance at Heaven (1933)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Love Birds (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
Roberta (1935)
The Daring Young Man (1935)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
Dimples (1936)
Stowaway (1936)
Life Begins in College (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Room Service (1938)
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
It's a Date (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
Nice Girl? (1941)
Appointment for Love (1941)
Broadway (1942)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Destroyer (1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
That Night with You (1945)
Little Giant (1946)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Up in Central Park (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
Borderline (1950)
Dear Brat (1951)
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
Champ for a Day (1953)
Make Haste to Live (1954)

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