Night Life of New York
1925 film by Allan Dwan
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Night Life of New York is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Paul Schofield and Edgar Selwyn. The film stars Rod La Rocque, Ernest Torrence, Dorothy Gish, Helen Lee Worthing, George Hackathorne, and Arthur Housman. The film was released on August 3, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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| Night Life of New York | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Screenplay by | Paul Schofield Edgar Selwyn |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Rod La Rocque Ernest Torrence Dorothy Gish Helen Lee Worthing George Hackathorne Arthur Housman |
| Cinematography | George Webber |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] discouraged with his ne’er do well son, Ronald, John Bentley consents to a plot to send him to New York City where it is planned to get him into as much trouble as possible so that he will soon want to leave the metropolis. Ronald gets mixed up in a jewel robbery, fights in a night club, is arrested, figures in the thrilling capture of a yeggman and, being found innocent, returns to Iowa with his telephone operator bride.
Cast
- Rod La Rocque as Ronald Bentley
- Ernest Torrence as John Bentley
- Dorothy Gish as Meg
- Helen Lee Worthing as Carrie Reed
- George Hackathorne as Jimmy
- Arthur Housman as Jerry
- Riley Hatch as William Workman
- Texas Guinan (uncredited)
