Lights of Old Broadway

Nov 1 1925 N/A 1h 10m
Drama, Romance

Adapted from the play The Merry Wives of Gotham, twin sisters are separated at birth - one of them becomes a society girl in New York, the other lives in the Irish slums.

Plot

Lights of Old Broadway (1925) is a drama film directed by Monta Bell, produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Marion Davies and Conrad Nagel, and is an adaptation of the play The Merry Wives of Gotham by Laurence Eyre (USA). The film has color sequences using tinting, Technicolor, and the Handschiegl color process. The play was produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre from January 16, 1924 to April 1924. Davies' part was played on the stage by actress Mary Ellis.

Written by

Laurence Eyre, Joseph Farnham, Carey Wilson

Directed by

Monta Bell

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
573
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA