Little Old New York

Little Old New York (1923)

Sweeping the nation like wildfire the world's greatest newspapers admit the magnificence

An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

Date of release
1923-08-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Sidney Olcott

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

In her 17th film, Marion Davies stars as Patricia O'Day, who poses as Patrick O'Day. This was Davies' first teaming with silent actor Harrison Ford. This lavish historical drama was filmed in New York City and directed by Sidney Olcott. Hearst had an exact replica of Fulton's Clermont built and staged the famous river race on the Hudson in January.

The film premiered at the Cosmopolitan, a movie theatre owned by William Randolph Hearst, located at Columbus Circle in New York City.

In her memoirs, Marion Davies recounts this opening: "I didn't look at the picture, because I was looking at that chandelier all the time. It was an enormous thing, and all the audience down below would’ve been killed if it had fallen."

The film was a triumph for Marion Davies, and she was named "Queen of the Screen" and the #1 female box-office star of 1923 at the annual theater owners ball (Rudolph Valentino was named #1 male star).

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