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Lights of old Broadway /

Throughout the 1920s, MGM released a series of lavishly-produced films showcasing the talents of comic actress Marion Davies often placing her in nostalgic turn-of-the-century settings. Among the most elaborate of these vechicles was Lights of Old Broadway, set among the music halls and shanty-towns...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Israel, Robert, 1963- (Composer)
Other Authors: Morgan, Ira, 1889-1959, Wilson, Carey, 1889-1962 (Screenwriter), Eyre, Laurence, 1881-1959, Slide, Anthony (film historian.), Davies, Marion, 1897-1961 (Actor), Nagel, Conrad, 1897-1970 (Actor), Currier, Frank, 1857-1928 (Actor), Arthur, George K., 1899-1985 (Actor), McHugh, Charles (Actor), Lawson, Eleanor (Actor), Gordon, Julia Swayne, 1879-1933 (Actor), Betz, Matthew, 1881-1938 (Actor), Higby, Wilbur (Actor), Rosing, Bodil, 1877-1941 (Actor), Bunny, George, 1867-1952 (Actor), Harris, George (Actor), Berger, Bernard (Actor), Glendon, J. Frank (Jonathan Frank), 1885-1937, Black, Buck (Actor), Dane, Kari (Actor), Vaull, William de (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent with English intertitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino Classics, ©1925.
2021.
Subjects:
Pastor, Tony, > 1837-1908 > Drama.
Weber, Joe, > 1867-1942 > Drama.
Fields, Lew, > 1867-1941 > Drama.
Edison, Thomas A. > (Thomas Alva), > 1847-1931 > Drama.
Roosevelt, Theodore, > 1858-1919 > Drama.
Twins > Drama.
Theater > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Irish Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Riots > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Edison, Thomas A. > (Thomas Alva), > 1847-1931
Fields, Lew, > 1867-1941
Pastor, Tony, > 1837-1908
Roosevelt, Theodore, > 1858-1919
Weber, Joe, > 1867-1942
Irish Americans
Riots
Theater
Twins
New York (State) > New York
Drama
Silent films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Throughout the 1920s, MGM released a series of lavishly-produced films showcasing the talents of comic actress Marion Davies often placing her in nostalgic turn-of-the-century settings. Among the most elaborate of these vechicles was Lights of Old Broadway, set among the music halls and shanty-towns of what was soon to become known as the Great White Way, just before the streets and marquees were electrified, forever changing the face of New York City. Davies plays twins, orphaned in childhood, who grow up unaware of one another's existence. Anne is taken in by wealthy socialites, while scrappy Fely lives with thte brawling Irish-American O'Tandy family. Class-conscious romantic entanglements ensue, enlivened by Davie's boundless physical energy and impeccable timing.
Item Description:Credits supplied from: AFI catalog, 1921-1930.
Source: Merry wives of Gotham, or, Two and sixpence, a comedy in three acts / Laurence Eyre (New York, 1930).
Original distributor was Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corp.
Footage on release was 6,595 ft., according to: AFI catalog, 1921-1930.
Copyright notice on film: ©1925 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Special Features: New orchestral score by Robert Israel, presented in 5.1 Surround and 2.0 stereo; Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide; Photo gallery, from the Joseph Yranski Collection.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color / black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray ; 1920 x 1080p (1:33:1) ; 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Production Credits:Photographed by, Ira H. Morgan ; produced and directed by, Monta Bell ; screenplay by, Carey Wilson ; play by, Laurence Eyre ; music composed, arranged, and conducted by, Robert Israel.