Lights of New York

"The first "All Talking" picture"

Jul 18 1928 Passed 0h 57m
Crime, Drama, Music

Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop.

Plot

A young kid from Upstate New York named Eddie (Landis) is conned into fronting for a speakeasy on Broadway. Throughout the con there is an inevitable chorus-girl with a heart of gold (Costello), a cop-killing gangster boss (Oakman) and his downtrodden ex-girlfriend (Brockwell).

Written by

Murray Roth, Hugh Herbert, Charles L. Gaskill

Directed by

Bryan Foy

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
999
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA