The Mad Whirl (1925)

A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.

Director:

William A. Seiter

Writers:

Richard Washburn Child (story), Fanny Hatton (adaptation),

Stars:

May McAvoy, Jack Mulhall, Myrtle Stedman

Cast

Cast overview:
May McAvoy	...	Cathleen Gillis
Jack Mulhall	...	Jack Herrington
Myrtle Stedman	...	Gladys Herrington
Barbara Bedford	...	Margie Taylor
Alec B. Francis	...	John Herrington
Ward Crane	...	Benny Kingsley
George Fawcett	...	Martin Gillis
Marie Astaire	...	Julia Carling
Joseph Singleton	...	Spivens (as Joe Singleton)

Storyline

A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.

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Plot Keywords:

wild party | society | melodrama | jazz | flapper | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

1 March 1925 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.

User Reviews

One for Mr Seiter's Legion of Fans!

Available on a very good Grapevine DVD, this well-made and often effectively directed Universal feature retains the viewer's interest despite its preachy, pro-Prohibition script that seems to change horses in mid-stream. At first, the movie's rich, hard-drinking, partner-swapping idlers are regarded as items of amusement. In the film's final reel (or at least in the Kodascope cutdown's final reel), however, this amused tolerance suddenly changes to a vicious condemnation which caught me right off guard. Nevertheless, mostly because of the charm of Miss May McAvoy, as well as the no-nonsense realism of crusading George Fawcett (even though Mr Fawcett makes the character far too bitter in the final reel for what seemed – up to that point in the narrative – a light, romantic comedy), the movie still managed to appeal to me despite its change of heart and despite the unbelievable miscasting of Jack Mulhall as our young lady's suitor. Uncle Carl must have had rocks in his head the day he handed Muckhall – I mean Mulhall – such an unsuitable role! Jack tries hard, but that's just the problem – it's too evident!