Yankee Madness

Yankee Madness is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring George Larkin, Billie Dove, and Walter Long.^[1]

Yankee Madness
Lobby card
Directed by	Charles R. Seeling
Written by	George H. Plympton Charles R. Seeling
Starring	George Larkin Billie Dove Walter Long
Cinematography	Pliny Goodfriend
Production company	Film Booking Offices of America
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	March 31, 1924 (1924-03-31)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Richard Morton rescues Dolores, a young Spanish woman, from bandits who attack her in New Orleans. Learning that she has gone to Sevilla, Central America, he follows. A revolution is in progress. Richard heads the forces of President Dominguez and defeats the rebels. He saves Dominguez and Dolores from their enemy, Rodolfo Emanon. It transpires that she is the President's daughter. Richard wins her affections and she becomes his wife.

Cast

• George Larkin as Richard Morton
• Billie Dove as Dolores
• Walter Long as Pablo del Gardo
• Earl Schenck as Rodolfo Emanon
• Manuel Caméré as Estaban
• Ollie Kirby as Theresa
• Arthur Millett as Robert Morton
• J.L. Powell as President Dominguez
• Annette Perry as Duenna

Censorship

Before Yankee Madness could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the shortening of a scene in reel 3, which was a closeup of a woman's knee, and the elimination of a scene in reel 5, where a man is pierced with a sabre.^[3]