Broadway Broke is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Carr, Percy Marmont, and Gladys Leslie.[1][2] A struggling former Broadway actress tries to restart her career by turning to playwriting.
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| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Written by | John Lynch |
| Based on | "Broadway Broke" by Earl Derr Biggers |
| Produced by | Murray W. Garsson |
| Starring | Mary Carr Percy Marmont Gladys Leslie |
| Cinematography | Bert Dawley |
Production company | Murray W. Garsson Productions |
| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Mary Carr as Nellie Wayne
- Percy Marmont as Tom Kerrigan
- Gladys Leslie as Mary Karger
- Dore Davidson as Lou Gormam
- Macklyn Arbuckle as P.T. Barnum
- Macey Harlam as Claude Benson
- Edward Earle as Charles Farrin
- Pierre Gendron as Jack Graham
- Billy Quirk as Joe Karger
- Henrietta Crosman as Madge Foster
- Sally Crute as Augusta Karger
- Leslie King as Mark Twain
- Albert Phillips as General Grant
- Frederick Burton as Augustin Daly
Preservation
editReferences
edit- ^ Munden p. 89
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway Broke at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Broadway Broke
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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