Voices of the City

Voices of the City
Film still published in Photoplay
Directed by Wallace Worsley
Written by Arthur F. Statter
Story by Leroy Scott
Starring Lon Chaney
Leatrice Joy
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • December 1921 (1921-12)
Running time
 60 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Budget $200,000[1]

Voices of the City (also known as The Night Rose, its original release title) is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney that was directed by Wallace Worsley.[2] It is considered to be a lost film.[3]

Cast

Reception

In 1921 when The Night Rose was released, many American cities and states had enacted their own film censorship laws. Because of its crime plot, The Night Rose was subjected to censorship, and was the first film rejected in whole by the recently created New York State Motion Picture Commission[4] which it condemned "as highly immoral and of such character that its exhibition would not only tend to corrupt morals, but to incite crime."[5] Goldwyn appealed the decision to New York state court, with upheld the commission's decision on November 18, 1921.[1] Goldwyn then came to an agreement with the state commission to edit the film, which removed many of the Chaney scenes and renamed his character from O'Rourke to Duke McGee.[2][4] The film was re-released in early 1922 under the title Voices of the City.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Appeal from Censor's Decision Denied". Variety. New York City: Variety, Inc. 1921-11-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Progressive Silent Film List: Voices of the City (aka The Night Rose, the film's original title) at silentera.com
  3. ↑ Blake, Michael F. (1997). A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures. Vestal Press. p. 68. ISBN 1-461-73076-7.
  4. 1 2 Anderson, Mark (2007). "Tempting Fate: Clara Smith Hamon, or, the Secretary as Producer". In Lewis, Jon; Smoodin, Eric. Looking Past the Screen: Case Studies in American Film History and Method. Duke University Press. p. 148, note 62. ISBN 978-0-8223-9013-8.
  5. ↑ "Goldwyn Demands Court See Feature: Object to Censors Throwing Out The Night Rose". Variety. New York City: Variety, Inc. 1921-11-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-10.


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