Lights of New York (1916 film)
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Lights of New York | |
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Directed by | Van Dyke Brooke |
Written by | Charles L. Gaskill |
Starring | Leah Baird Walter McGrail |
Cinematography | Maxwell Held |
Distributed by | V-L-S-E Inc. |
Release date(s) | May 29, 1916 |
Country | United States |
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Lights of New York is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Van Dyke Brooke.
[edit] Plot
Hoping to improve his financial lot, petty thief Hawk Chovinski hires a dancing instructor to teach him how to bear himself like a gentleman. His lessons completed, Hawk then poses as a European nobleman, intending to trap a wealthy wife. Yolande Cowles sees through Hawk's pose but falls in love with him anyway.
[edit] Cast
- Leah Baird as Yolande Cowles
- Walter McGrail as Hawk Chovinski
- Arthur Cozine as Skelly
- Adele DeGarde as Poppy Brown
- Leila Blow as Mrs. Cowles
- Agnes Wadleigh as Mrs. Cropsey
- Donald Cameron as Martin Drake (as Don Cameron)
- Edwina Robbins as Mrs. Blossom
- John Costello
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