The Mad Whirl (1925) DVD-R

Starring May McAvoy, Jack Mulhall, Myrtle Stedman, Barbara Bedford,
Alec B. Francis
Directed by William A. Seiter

Print: black/white
Runtime: 65 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

This moralistic romance, based on the short story Here's How by Richard
Washburn Child, was pretty typical for its era: jazz parties, bootleg gin,
and decadent fun abounds until the last 15 minutes when the partygoers
think better of their freewheeling ways and reform. Jack Herrington (Jack
Mulhall) loves drinking and jazz, and instead of voicing their disapproval,
his parents (Myrtle Steadman and Alec B. Francis) do their best to keep
up with him. That begins to change when Cathleen Gillis (May McAvoy)
comes into Jack's life. He falls for her, even forgetting the frivolous Julia
Carling (Marie Astaire) to go after Cathleen. Cathleen doesn't approve of
his lifestyle and she encourages him to change his ways. Eventually he
does, while her father, a former saloon keeper (George Fawcett),
convinces Jack's parents that they need to grow up.