New York Nights
About New York Nights
Broadway showgirl Jill Deverne is married to songwriter Fred Deverne. Their life is parties. A gangster pursues Jill. She leaves Fred after he spends a night with another woman, becomes the gangster's companion, and then tires of that life.
Cast & crew
More about New York Nights
Lewis Milestone directed. Jules Furthman wrote it from Hugh Stanislaus Stange's 1928 play Tin Pan Alley. Joseph M. Schenck produced it. Ray June photographed it. United Artists released it. Wikidata gives 82 minutes. Norma Talmadge plays Jill, in her first sound film. Gilbert Roland plays Fred. John Wray, Lilyan Tashman, Mary Doran, and Roscoe Karns are billed. It entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. A copy is on the Internet Archive as NEWYORKNIGHTS1929NormaTalmadgeTalkie.
Themes
Making
Milestone made Talmadge's first talkie from Stange's Broadway play.
Look
Ray June shot the parties and the gangster's rooms.
Preservation
Public domain since January 1, 2025. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- The play title is Tin Pan Alley, not New York Nights.
- Tetsu Komai is billed.
- Talmadge had been a silent star. This is the first time she is heard.
- The public-domain date is January 1, 2025.
Scenes
- Jill walks out after Fred's night away.
- She leaves the gangster's circle.
Influenced by
- Hugh Stanislaus Stange's play Tin Pan Alley (1928)
Also available
- Internet Archive (NEWYORKNIGHTS1929NormaTalmadgeTalkie)
