The Godless Girl 1928

Overview

The Godless Girl is a 1928 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Released on August 20, 1928, in the United States, the production is classified as a part-talkie, featuring sequences with audible dialogue alongside a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and English intertitles. The film stars Lina Basquette, Tom Keene, and Marie Prevost. The narrative follows a group of high school students, led by characters identified as the Girl and the Boy, who turn away from Christianity to participate in secret atheistic meetings. The plot shifts when a girl is accidentally killed during a stairway collapse. Following this incident, the Girl and the Boy are sent to a reform school. Once there, they are subjected to brutal treatment. The film, which has a runtime of one hour and fifty-nine minutes, is categorized under the drama and crime genres. It was marketed with the tagline describing it as a stirring indictment of the greatest menace to modern society.