The Top of New York explained

The Top of New York
Director:	William Desmond Taylor
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:	George James Hopkins Julia Crawford Ivers Sonya Levien
Starring:	May McAvoy Walter McGrail Pat Moore Edward Cecil Charles Bennett Mary Jane Irving
Cinematography:	James Van Trees
Studio:	Realart Pictures Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Top of New York is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by George James Hopkins, Julia Crawford Ivers and Sonya Levien.^[1] The film stars May McAvoy, Walter McGrail, Pat Moore, Edward Cecil, Charles Bennett, and Mary Jane Irving. The film was released on June 18, 1922, by Paramount Pictures, four months after director Taylor's murder, and was the last one he completed.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• May McAvoy as Hilda O'Shaunnessey
• Walter McGrail as Emery Gray
• Pat Moore as Micky O'Shaunnessey
• Edward Cecil as Gregory Stearns
• Charles Bennett as Mr. Isaacson
• Mary Jane Irving as Susan Gray
• Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. Brady
• Arthur Hoyt as Mr. Brady

External links

• • • Progressive Silent Film List: The Top of New York at silentera.com

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9941/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Top of New York
2. Web site: The-Top-of-New-York - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150129233024/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/131091/The-Top-of-New-York/overview. dead. January 29, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Janiss Garza. 2015. January 29, 2015.
3. Web site: The Top of New York. afi.com. January 29, 2015.