The New York Idea (1920 film)
1920 film by Herbert Blaché
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The New York Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Herbert Blache and starring Alice Brady. The film was produced and distributed by Realart Pictures Corporation, an Adolph Zukor affiliate of his bigger Paramount Pictures.
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Directed byHerbert Blache
Marcel Del Sano (asst. director)
Marcel Del Sano (asst. director)
Written byLangdon Mitchell (play)
Mary Murillo (scenario)
Mary Murillo (scenario)
Based on
The New York Idea
by Langdon Mitchell
by Langdon Mitchell
CinematographyJacques Bizeul(fr)
| The New York Idea | |
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Film still with Alice Brady and Lowell Sherman | |
| Directed by | Herbert Blache Marcel Del Sano (asst. director) |
| Written by | Langdon Mitchell (play) Mary Murillo (scenario) |
| Based on | The New York Idea by Langdon Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Jacques Bizeul(fr) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film is based on a 1906 Broadway play by Langdon Mitchell that starred Mrs. Fiske and George Arliss.
Plot
Cast
- Alice Brady as Cynthia Karslake
- Lowell Sherman as John Karslake
- Hedda Hopper as Vida Phillimore
- George Howell as Judge Philip Phillimore
- Lionel Pape as Sir Wilfrid Darby
- Margaret Linden as Caroline Dwight
- Edwards Davis as Bishop Matthew Phillimore (billed as Edward Davis)
- Harry Hocky as Tim Fiddler
- Nina Herbert as Mrs. Fiddler
- Emily Fitzroy as Grace Phillimore
- Julia Hurley as Mrs. Phillimore
- Marie Burke as Miss Heneage
- Robert Vivian as Brooks
- Edgar Norton as Thomas
- George Stevens as Butler
Preservation
Prints of the film exist at the International House of Photography, George Eastman House and the BFI National Archive, London.[1][2][3]
