Always Audacious

Always Audacious
Always Audacious
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Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Thomas J. Geraghty
Based on	"Toujours de l'Audace" by Ben Ames Williams
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Wallace Reid; Margaret Loomis; Clarence Geldart; J.M. Dumont; Rhea Haines; Carmen Phillips; Guy Oliver
Cinematography	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1920;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Always Audacious is a 1920 American silent romance film directed by James Cruze and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film stars Wallace Reid in a dual role, Margaret Loomis, Clarence Geldart, J.M. Dumont, Rhea Haines, Carmen Phillips, and Guy Oliver. It is based on the short story "Toujours de l'Audace" by Ben Ames Williams. The film was released on November 14, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

Wallace Reid as Perry Dayton / 'Slim' Attucks
Margaret Loomis as Camilla Joyt
Clarence Geldart as Theron Ammidown
Jean M. Dumont as Jerry the Gent
Rhea Haines as Denver Kate
Carmen Phillips as Molly the Eel
Guy Oliver as Martin Green
Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Rumson

unbilled

Monte Blue - ?___unconfirmed

Preservation

In February of 2021, Always Audacious was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore presumed lost.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Always-Audacious - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Always Audacious". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Always Audacious at silentera.com
^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Always Audacious". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

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[1] Hal Erickson (2015). "Always-Audacious - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

[2] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Always Audacious". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

[3] Progressive Silent Film List: Always Audacious at silentera.com

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-4] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-5] "American Silent Feature Film Database: Always Audacious". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2026.

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