New York (1927 film) explained

New York
Director:Luther Reed
Producer:William LeBaron
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:Barbara Chambers
Becky Gardiner
Forrest Halsey
Starring:Ricardo Cortez
Lois Wilson
Estelle Taylor
William Powell
Cinematography:J. Roy Hunt
Studio:Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

New York is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Luther Reed and written by Barbara Chambers, Becky Gardiner, and Forrest Halsey. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Lois Wilson, Estelle Taylor, William Powell, Norman Trevor, and Richard "Skeets" Gallagher. The film was released on January 30, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2] [3] It is considered a lost film.

Plot

Bowery musician (Ricardo Cortez) becomes engaged to society heiress (Lois Wilson) and is visited by old sweetheart (Estelle Taylor) whose jealous husband (William Powell) kills her. Musician is tried and found guilty of murder but eventually the truth comes out and he marries the heiress.[4]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of New York located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Movie Review - New York - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com. The New York Times. February 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: New York. afi.com. February 9, 2015.
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NewYork1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: New York
  4. The Moving Picture World (5 Feb. 1927) p. 446.
  5. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7840/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: New York
  6. Web site: New York at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: lost Paramount films - 1927 . October 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611052907/http://silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html . June 11, 2016 . dead .