Just Off Broadway is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. The film stars John Gilbert, Marian Nixon, Trilby Clark, Pierre Gendron, and Ben Hendricks Jr. The film was released on January 20, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]
| Just Off Broadway | |
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| Directed by | Edmund Mortimer |
| Screenplay by | Frederic Hatton Fanny Hatton |
| Starring | John Gilbert Marian Nixon Trilby Clark Pierre Gendron Ben Hendricks Jr. |
| Cinematography | G.O. Post |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[4] Jean Lawrence, a dancer, jobless and hungry, faints in a restaurant just off Broadway. Rescued by Nan Norton, she becomes involved in a counterfeiting plot. A prowler is searching in Nan's apartment, who then turns off his flashlight steps out onto the balcony when Nan and Jean arrive. Ten seconds later, two detectives arrive, tell Nan that they "have the goods on her," and arrest Nan. "Smooth" Moran, Nan's sweetheart and leader of the gang, dies in London. He has made a friend and supposed acquaintance of Stephen Moore in Paris, and had asked him to look after Nan. In a series of hectic events, the crooks all seem to be detectives and the detectives crooks. The outcome is a perfectly legitimate romance between Jean and Stephen, who is not a crook but is a millionaire amateur detective.
Cast
edit- John Gilbert as Stephen Moore
- Marian Nixon as Jean Lawrence
- Trilby Clark as Nan Norton
- Pierre Gendron as Florelle
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Comfort
Preservation
editWith no prints of Just Off Broadway located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Just Off Broadway (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Janiss Garza. "Just off Broadway (1924) - Edmund Mortimer". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Just Off Broadway". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (February 2, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Just Off Broadway". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (11). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Just Off Broadway