Lights of New York
The first "All Talking" picture
1928 | 57m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Bryan Foy |
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| Writer: | Hugh Herbert, Murray Roth |
| Staring: |
| Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 18, 1928 |
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| Director: | Bryan Foy |
| Writer: | Hugh Herbert, Murray Roth |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, prohibition era, gangster, pre-code, speakeasy, framed for murder |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,200,000
Budget: $75,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Helene Costello | Kitty Lewis |
| Cullen Landis | Eddie Morgan |
| Mary Carr | Mrs. Morgan |
| Wheeler Oakman | Hawk Miller |
| Gladys Brockwell | Molly Thompson |
| Robert Elliott | Detective Crosby |
| Eugene Pallette | Gene |
| Tom Dugan | Sam |
| Tom McGuire | Collins |
| Walter Percival | Jake Jackson |
| Guy D'Ennery | Tommy (as Guy Dennery) |
| Jere Delaney | Dan Dickson |
| Harry Downing | Night Club Emcee and Singer (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | Cop (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Bob (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hugh Herbert | Writer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Production Supervisor |
| Edwin B. DuPar | Director of Photography |
| Jack Killifer | Editor |
| Murray Roth | Writer |
| Bryan Foy | Director |
| Harvey Cunningham | Sound Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
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