| Lights of Old Broadway | |
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| Directed by | Monta Bell |
| Written by | Carey Wilson (adaptation & scenario) Joseph Farnham (intertitles) |
| Based on | The Merry Wives of Gotham by Laurence Eyre |
| Produced by | Cosmopolitan Productions |
| Starring | Marion Davies Conrad Nagel |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Lights of Old Broadway is a 1925 American silent 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 in a dual role 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.[1][2]
The play was produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre from January 16, 1924 to April 1924. Davies' role was played on the stage by actress Mary Ellis.[3]
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- ^ Layton, James; Pierce, David (February 24, 2015). The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. Rochester, New York: George Eastman House. p. 127. ISBN 978-0935398281.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Lights of Old Broadway at silentera.com
- ^ Lights of Old Broadway as produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre January 16, 1924-April 1924; IBDb.com