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Little Old New York is a 1923 American 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.
Little Old New York: Directed by Sidney Olcott. With Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Courtenay Foote, Mahlon Hamilton. An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Sidney Olcott
- 1923-11-04
Little Old New York: Directed by Henry King. With Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce. Steamboat inventor Robert Fulton shows up in New York in 1807. Tavern keeper believes in him, but her boyfriend doesn't. All seems lost when sailors afraid of losing their jobs burn his boat.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Henry King
- 1940-02-09
Little Old New York tells the story of the hardships of the engineer Robert Fulton in financing and building the first successful steam-powered ship in America, which would revolutionize river transportation and then ocean commerce around the world.
Sometimes the genres fortuitously came together, as in Little Old New York, a mix of period piece, romance and comedy starring Davies as a young Irish lass who poses as her brother to claim an inheritance left by their rich American uncle. The story, based on a play by Rida Johnson Young, is set in 1807 New York City and populated by such ...
- Sidney Olcott
- Marion Davies
Feb 11, 2021 · Little Old New York is a 1923 American 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....
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In the 1800s, American inventor Robert Fulton (Richard Greene) travels from Europe to New York intent on building a steamboat that will revolutionize river travel between waterfront boroughs,...
- Comedy, Drama
