Children of the Whirlwind

Children of the Whirlwind
Children of the Whirlwind
	Still with Lionel Barrymore, Marguerite De La Motte, and Johnnie Walker
Directed by	Whitman Bennett
Written by	Leroy Scott
Produced by	Whitman Bennett
Starring	Lionel Barrymore ; Johnnie Walker ; Marguerite De La Motte ;
Cinematography	Edward Paul
Production; company	Whitman Bennett Productions
Distributed by	Arrow Film Corporation
Release date	August 15, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated December 28, 2025

Children of the Whirlwind is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Lionel Barrymore, Johnnie Walker, and Marguerite De La Motte.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] a young man freshly released from Sing Sing goes straight with the help of a friendly artist, but his old gang, including his sweetheart, accuse him of informing and plan to blackmail his benefactor. The young woman's father, a convict pal of the younger man, the father of his sweetheart, is released from prison also and determines to kill one of the crooks, whom he paid to keep the young woman straight. However, the turn of events sets aright the affairs of everyone excepting those who refused to reform.

Cast

Lionel Barrymore as Joe Ellison
Johnnie Walker as Larry Brainerd
Marguerite De La Motte as Maggie
J.R. Roser as Hunt
Marie Haynes as The Duchess
Bert Tuey as Barney
Frank Montgomery as Carlisle
Ruby Blaine as Isabel Sherwood

References

↑ Munden p. 125
↑ "New Pictures: Children of the Whirlwind", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 2, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

Children of the Whirlwind at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 125

[2] "New Pictures: Children of the Whirlwind", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 2, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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