New York Nights (1929)
Her First ALL TALKING Picture
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster's moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.
- Date of release
- 1929-12-28
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Lewis Milestone
Casting
- Norma Talmadge — Jill Deverne
- Gilbert Roland — Fred Deverne
- John Wray — Joe Prividi
- Lilyan Tashman — Peggy
- Mary Doran — Ruthie Day
- Roscoe Karns — Johnny Dolan
- Jean Harlow — Party Guest
- Al Jolson — Al Jolson
- Clarence Muse — Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
New York Nights is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film, directed by Lewis Milestone, and based on the 1928 play Tin Pan Alley by Hugh Stanislaus Stange. The film is known for being leading actress Norma Talmadge's first sound film.
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