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Broadway After Dark

Broadway After Dark is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou, Norma Shearer, and Anna Q. Nilsson.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Rose Dulane, a waitress at a restaurant, is fascinated by a man to whom she confides that she is guilty of a petty theft. He is a detective and arrests her. She serves time and, upon release, finally lands a job in a minor theatrical boarding house. There she meets Ralph Norton, a well-to-do Broadway rounder, having a look at life in a less luxurious atmosphere. Norton is attracted by Rose and they attend the Actors' Equity ball. He proves to be her friend, rescues her from the detective's persecutions, and wins her love.

Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $320,000 domestically and $40,000 foreign.

Preservation

With no copies of Broadway After Dark in any film archives, it is a lost film.

References

Bibliography

  • Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. The films of Norma Shearer. A. S. Barnes, 1976.

External links

  • Still at normashearer.com