| ~Broadway Nights~ 1927 |
| ~P10-96: Lois Wilson & Lee Armstrong~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Fannie (Lois Wilson), an ambitious music hall performer, becomes a success with the help of Johnny
Fay (Sam Hardy), master of ceremonies and an inveterate gambler; he marries her, and 3 years later
they have a child. In New York they are engaged at a nightclub where Fannie is seen by Bronson
(Philip Strange) and Baron (Louis John Bartels), musical comedy producers. They offer Fannie a job
if she will agree to leave Johnny, but she refuses. Fannie and Johnny are fired when a reformer
discovers their child, and Johnny loses their last penny gambling. In desperation, Fannie accepts
Bronson's offer, while Johnny gets along singing in a honky-tonk. Fannie decides to divorce him but
changes her mind when she hears Johnny singing on the radio. Fannie is a flop until Johnny is
engaged to stage the show, for which he has actually written the music, and they are then
reconciled.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Fay (Sam Hardy), master of ceremonies and an inveterate gambler; he marries her, and 3 years later
they have a child. In New York they are engaged at a nightclub where Fannie is seen by Bronson
(Philip Strange) and Baron (Louis John Bartels), musical comedy producers. They offer Fannie a job
if she will agree to leave Johnny, but she refuses. Fannie and Johnny are fired when a reformer
discovers their child, and Johnny loses their last penny gambling. In desperation, Fannie accepts
Bronson's offer, while Johnny gets along singing in a honky-tonk. Fannie decides to divorce him but
changes her mind when she hears Johnny singing on the radio. Fannie is a flop until Johnny is
engaged to stage the show, for which he has actually written the music, and they are then
reconciled.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Joseph C. Boyle Written by: John W. Conway - titles Forrest Halsey - writer Norman Houston - story Earle Roebuck - continuity |
| ~Cast~ Louis John Bartels ... Baron Lois Wilson ... Fanny Franchette June Collyer ... Performer Sam Hardy ... Johnny Fay Georgette Duval ... Performer Philip Strange ... Bronson Henry Sherwood ... Performer Sylvia Sidney ... Performer Francis 'Bunny' Weldon ... Nightclub Producer De Sacia Mooers ... Texas Guinan Lee Armstrong ... Fanny's Son Ann Sothern ... Showgirl (uncredited) Barbara Stanwyck ... Showgirl (uncredited) |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Robert Kane Productions Distribution Company: First National Pictures Executive Producer: Robert Kane Cinematography by: Ernest Haller Film Editing by: Paul F. Maschke Art Direction by: Robert M. Haas Costume Design by: Francis 'Bunny' Weldon Production Manager: Leland Hayward Assistant Director: Charles McGuire Assistant Production Designer: B.H. Stearns Assistant Camera: William Schurr Presenter: Robert Kane Night Club Sequence Director: Francis 'Bunny' Weldon Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 72 Minutes Released: May 15, 1927 |
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