Night Life of New York

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
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 3, 1925 (1925-08-03)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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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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)

Preservation

With no prints of Night Life of New York located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ "Night Life of New York". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ "Night Life of New York". afi.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ "New Pictures: Night Life of New York", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (8): 50, August 16, 1925, retrieved July 20, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Night Life of New York

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