Little Old New York

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Little Old New York

Theatrical Poster
Directed by Henry King
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by Play:
Rida Johnson Young
Story:
John L. Balderston
Screenplay:
Harry Tugend
Starring Alice Faye
Fred MacMurray
Richard Greene
Music by Alfred Newman
Cinematography Leon Shamroy
Editing by Barbara McLean
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) February 3, 1940
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Little Old New York is a 1940 Fox history film directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The movie stars Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray and Richard Greene and is based on the play by Rida Johnson Young. The play opened on September 8, 1920 and starred Genevieve Tobin, Douglas Wood and Donald Meek.

This is one of Faye's few non-musical films. Her fans complained about her not singing in the film, so one song was included in the film. However, Faye's participation in the song was minimal.

The film was made also in 1923, starring Marion Davies, Stephen Carr, and J.M. Kerrigan. The silent film version got directed by Sidney Olcott.

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Engineer and inventor Robert Fulton comes to New York in 1807. Pat O'Day is a tavern keeper who supports Fulton in his inventions, but her boyfriend Charles Browne isn't that satisfied with her hanging around Robert. Every sailor turns against Robert when they are afraid of losing their job, because Robert is inventing a steamboat.

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  • Who Is the Beau of the Belle Of New York
    • Music and Lyrics by Mack Gordon
    • Performed by Tyler Brooke and joined by Alice Faye and other dancing patrons of Krausmeyer's Pavillion
  • Ach Du Lieber Augustine
    • Traditional German folksong
    • Played as dance music at Krausmeyer's Pavillion
  • Du, Du Liegst Mir im Herzen
    • Traditional German folksong
    • Played as dance music at Krausmeyer's Pavillion

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