Broadway Nights is a 1927 American lost film.[1] It was the film debut of June Collyer, Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern.[2][3][4]
| Broadway Nights | |
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| Directed by | Joseph C. Boyle |
| Written by |
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| Story by | Norman Houston |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Paul F. Maschke |
Production company | Robert Kane Productions |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Sam Hardy as Johnny Fay
- Lois Wilson as Fanny Franchette
- Philip Strange as Bronson
- De Sacia Mooers as Texas Guinan
- Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern as fan dancers
- June Collyer and Sylvia Sidney as themselves
Reception
editIn a contemporary review, critic May Tinee of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "This story of stage life and stage people, author and director presented with genuine insight and understanding. It was full of 'atmosphere' and as human as could be."[5]
References
edit- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Broadway Nights
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway Nights at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Broadway Nights at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tinee, May (July 3, 1927). "Month Sets High Level for Films". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, Part 6.
External links
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- Broadway Nights at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide and still at silenthollywood.com
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