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The Necessary Evil (1925)
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70 min | Drama, Romance

The Necessary Evil (1925)

Passed

70 min | Drama, Romance

On her deathbed, Frances Jerome secures David Devanant's promise to care for her young son Frank. Frank grows to manhood a wild and reckless fellow, seemingly having inherited his father's proclivity for drink and women; he is eventually ...See moreOn her deathbed, Frances Jerome secures David Devanant's promise to care for her young son Frank. Frank grows to manhood a wild and reckless fellow, seemingly having inherited his father's proclivity for drink and women; he is eventually expelled from college for marrying a gold-digger during a drunken episode. The girl, Hattie, demands from Devanant a large sum of money in return for a divorce from Frank; Devenant refuses, and Hattie and her brother steal some bonds from the wealthy man. Devanant pretends to believe that Frank stole the bonds and sends him to the tropics, where Frank learns that Devanant had likewise sent his father to the tropics. He becomes homicidal and returns to the United States in time to prevent a wedding between Devanant and Shirley, Devenant's ward, with whom Frank also is in love. Devanant explains to Frank that he had known that Frank did not steal the bonds but that he thought a few months out of the country would do much to develop his manhood. The kind Devanant then dies of a heart attack, leaving Frank and Shirley to find consolation in each other. Written by Pamela Short See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben Lyon Frank Jerome Frank Jerome See fewer	I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Viola Dana Shirley Holmes Shirley Holmes See fewer	Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)
Frank Mayo Dick Jerome Dick Jerome See fewer	Souls for Sale (1923)
Thomas Holding David Devanant David Devanant See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1921)
Gladys Brockwell Frances Jerome Frances Jerome See fewer	Lights of New York (1928)
Mary Thurman Hattie Hattie See fewer	A Bride for a Knight (1923)
Betty Jewel Belle Belle See fewer	The Silent Command (1923)
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Arthur Housman Pug Pug See fewer	Sunrise (1927)
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Lucy Fox Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	Just for Tonight (1918)