Underplayed Gems

New York Nights (1929)

New York Nights poster
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In prohibition-era New York, a nightclub singer gets mixed up with gangsters when her husband's gambling debts spiral out of control.

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What happens

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. As per U.S. copyright law, the film entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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