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| ~Lights of Old Broadway~ 1925 |
| ~Marion Davies~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Fely and Anne are twins orphaned when their mother dies en route from Ireland to America. Fely is
adopted by the O'Tandys, who live in New York's Shantytown, and Anne is adopted by the wealthy
De Rhondos. Fely grows up without knowing her sister and becomes a dancer in Tony Pastor's
theater. Dirk De Rhondo, Anne's stepbrother, is attracted to Fely, and after protecting her during
the great Orangemen's riot falls in love with her. She consents to his proposal but later retracts
when Dirk's father dispossesses her family. Fely's father, however, becomes wealthy when his
investment in Edison's incandescent light pays off, but Dirk's father is ruined. Fely saves De
Rhondo's bank from a run by making a large deposit, thus winning over Dirk's family and paving the
way for their marriage.
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adopted by the O'Tandys, who live in New York's Shantytown, and Anne is adopted by the wealthy
De Rhondos. Fely grows up without knowing her sister and becomes a dancer in Tony Pastor's
theater. Dirk De Rhondo, Anne's stepbrother, is attracted to Fely, and after protecting her during
the great Orangemen's riot falls in love with her. She consents to his proposal but later retracts
when Dirk's father dispossesses her family. Fely's father, however, becomes wealthy when his
investment in Edison's incandescent light pays off, but Dirk's father is ruined. Fely saves De
Rhondo's bank from a run by making a large deposit, thus winning over Dirk's family and paving the
way for their marriage.
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| Directed by: Monta Bell Written by: Joseph Farnham - titles Carey Wilson - adaptation & screenplay Based on the play Merry Wives of Gotham; or, Two and Sixpence by Laurence Eyre (New York, 16 Jan 1924). |
| ~Cast~ Marion Davies ... Fely / Anne Conrad Nagel ... Dirk de Rhonde Frank Currier ... Lambert de Rhonde George K. Arthur ... Andy Charles McHugh ... Shamus O'Tandy Eleanor Lawson ... Mrs. O'Tandy Julia Swayne Gordon ... Mrs. de Rhonde Matthew Betz ... 'Red' Hawkins Wilbur Higby ... Fowler Bodil Rosing ... Widow Gorman George Bunny ... Tony Pastor Georgie Harris ... Joe Weber Bernard Berger ... Lew Fields J. Frank Glendon ... Thomas A. Edison Buck Black ... Young Teddy Roosevelt Karl Dane ... Roosevelt's Father William De Vaull ... De Rhonde's Butler Buddy Smith ... Dirk de Rhonde as a child Mary Gordon ... Bit (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Cosmopolitan Productions Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Produced by: Monta Bell Cinematography by: Ira H. Morgan Film Editing by: Blanche Sewell Art Direction by: Ben Carré & Cedric Gibbons Costume Design by: Ethel P. Chaffin Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: November 8, 1925 Premiere: New York premiere: 1 Nov 1925 |
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