The Godless Girl (1928): Cast
The Godless Girl is a 1928 crime drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Noah Beery as The Brute, Julia Faye and Eddie Quillan. It runs 1 hour 53 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 53m (113 min)
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Original language
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English - Studio
- C.B. DeMille Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Godless Girl About?
The premise of The Godless Girl without spoilers.
The film presents a powerful indictment of what it calls the greatest threat to modern society. It follows a teenage boy and girl who lead their high‑school peers away from Christianity into clandestine atheist gatherings. After a stair‑well collapse kills a girl, the two are sent to a reform school, where they endure harsh, brutal treatment.
The Godless Girl Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- teenager
- love
- atheist
- catfight
- female star appears nude
- woman bathing in a river
- hit with a broom
- high school girl
- intolerance
- vigilante
- pre code film
- bobbed hair
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- propaganda film
- trip and fall
- climbing a fire escape
- schoolgirl
- police
- falling from height
- religious bigotry
- melodrama
- anti atheist
- adult actress plays a teenage girl
- comforting a dying person
- blasphemy
- fingerprinting
- propaganda leaflets
- brawl
- dying
- monkey
- throwing an egg
- throwing eggs
- platinum blonde
- broken banister
- female nudity
- atheism versus christianity
- militant atheist
- printing press
- box camera
- shaved head
- reform school for girls
- thrown down stairs
- woman's hair cut off
- dying words
- animal in pants
- bow tie
- student body president
- friend killed
- mug shot
- banner headline
- flirting
The Godless Girl Cast & Characters
Noah Beery leads the cast as The Brute, with Julia Faye as Inmate and Eddie Quillan as Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Cecil B. DeMille
- Noah Beery as The Brute
- Julia Faye as Inmate
- Eddie Quillan as Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson
- Tom Keene as Bob Hathaway
Also Starring in The Godless Girl
· 7 more- Kate Price Prison Matron
- Marie Prevost Mame
- Clarence Burton Prison Guard
- Lina Basquette Judy Craig
- Hedwiga Reicher Prison Matron
- Viola Louie Inmate
- Mary Jane Irving The Victim
More from Cecil B. DeMille
More films directed by Cecil B. DeMille: Union Pacific, The Buccaneer, The Plainsman and The Crusades.
Cars in The Godless Girl
3 cars on screen, including the 1924 Cadillac V-63 and the 1925 Cadillac V-63.
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1924 Cadillac V-63 Important role -
1925 Cadillac V-63 Important role -
1927 Buick Standard Six Minor role
The Godless Girl Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Атеистката” and “Verdade Que Triunfa”.
- Also known as
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- Атеистката
- Verdade Que Triunfa
- Les Damnés du cœur
- La incrédula
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The Godless Girl FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Godless Girl, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Godless Girl?
The Godless Girl runs 1 hour 53 minutes (113 minutes).
When was The Godless Girl released?
The Godless Girl was released on August 20, 1928.
Who directed The Godless Girl?
The Godless Girl was directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
More films by Cecil B. DeMille Who is in the cast of The Godless Girl?
The Godless Girl stars Noah Beery as The Brute, Julia Faye as Inmate and Eddie Quillan as Samuel 'Bozo' Johnson, among 11 credited actors.
Does The Godless Girl have a post-credit scene?
No. The Godless Girl has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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