Little Old New York (1923 film)

Little Old New York
Directed by Sidney Olcott
Produced by William Randolph Hearst
Written by Luther Reed
Based on Little Old New York
by Rida Johnson Young
Starring Marion Davies
Harrison Ford
Music by William Frederick Peters
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Gilbert Warrenton
Production
company
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
 August 1, 1923
February 23, 1925 (Finland)
Running time
 11 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Little Old New York is a 1923 silent historical drama film starring Marion Davies and directed by Sidney Olcott that was based on a play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan production unit.

Preservation status

A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress.[1]

A copy is also held by the Irish Film Institute and was publicly screened in 2016.[2]

Cast

Production

In her 17th film, Marion Davies stars in a dual role as Patricia and Patrick O'Day. This was Davies' first teaming with Harrison Ford. This lavish historical drama was filmed in New York City and directed by Sidney Olcott. Hearst had an exact replica of Fulton's Clermont built and staged the famous river race on the Hudson in January! Tragedy struck when on February 18, 1923, a fire swept through the Cosmopolitan Studio, basically destroying the studio and all its contents. Somehow someone saved the film's negatives (it was about two-thirds completed), and production began anew at several other local studios. All of the sets and costumes had to be re-created.[3]

The film was a triumph for Marion Davies, and she was named "Queen of the Screen" and the #1 female box office star of 1923 at the annual theater owners ball (Rudolph Valentino was named #1 male star).[4]

Reception

The film was the seventh most popular movie that year in the United States and Canada, [5] although Screenland named it the #3 box-office hit of the year.

References

  1. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Little Old New York at silentera.com
  2. ↑ http://www.ifi.ie/film/from-the-vaults-cine-concert-little-old-new-york/
  3. ↑ Lorusso, Edward (2017) The Silent Films of Marion Davies, CreateSpace, pp. 88-89.
  4. ↑ Lorusso, Edward (2017) The Silent Films of Marion Davies, CreateSpace, p. 96.
  5. ↑ Rentals in U.S. and Canada - see Variety list of box office champions for 1923


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