Lights of New York (Warner Bros.) (1928)

Warner Bros. Present “LIGHTS OF NEW YORK” — First All-Talking Picture lat pe Sensational “Lights of New York” First Complete Talking Picture! Most Novel Feature Ever Offered on Stage or Screen in Any Play Th aia. BS SER Production No. Scene fos ‘Lights of New York." Warner Bros: First Al Talking PictiLre 1—Cut or Mat MAIN STREET LOVERS CAUGHT IN SWIRLING TIDES OF BROADWAY Story and Synopsis by Hugh Herbert and Murray Roth BRYAN FOY DIRECTS Synopsis of Play Follows The little town in upper New York State, where Eddie Morgan operates his mother’s hotel, and Gene, his friend, runs the barber shop, is getting on their nerves, They want to go to the big town House of the World mate money to repay his mother, Eddie goes to see Kitty before it is time for her to go to work in the night club in which she is the star. After talking it over, they both decide to go back to their home town as soon as they get sufficient funds. In the conversation Kitty tells Eddie that Hawk Miller, owner of the night club, is a constant bother and continues to make disagreeable advances. Miller is trying to shake his old girl, Molly, after many years during which time she has helped him financially and in numerous other ways. Eddie, in his youthful manner, tells Kitty not to worry as Hawk is his friend, but if anything troubles BIFF-BANG MELODRAMA OF BIG TOWN CRIME FIRST ALL-VITAPHONM§) “Lights of New York” comes to ase a enestie> «owen. = To see “Lights of New York,” Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone picture, which is to be presented at the eo tgere LMeabre<ON.. 3.06018 Said -tosne equivalent to a trip to New York. In this, the first of the all-talking motion pictures, all of the action is laid on Broadway or in the “Roaring Forties.” One is taken along the Great White Way, with its millions of lights at theatre BROADWAY NIGHTS IN |FIRST ALL-TALKING Raere per pas = big eee. her to fire the revolver, which he/time. Hordes of people are hurryBLAZING MELODRAMA| PHOTOPLAY DRIVES aides hoe ae ae a hands her, into the air. That will | ing by. OF TALKING SCREEN Cawies: to... . = Negt 2 .S. « It is only natural that Warner Bros., who brought Vitaphone to the world a scant two years ago, should bring to the screen the first all-talking motion picture with spoken dialogue and sound effects throughout. “Lights of New York,” the initial venture in the new medium of complete spoken lines in every scene from beginning to end, marks a new page in history of screen It is in itself as important | a step as the invention of the mo-! tion picture camera and as wide a departure from the established silent screen as the first cinema was from the legitimate stage. Concentrated experimentation and investigation has marked the time since the first showing of Vitaphone talking films. Warner Bros.’ Hollywood Studios have been constantly active, improving and expanding this innovational device and the result of months of labor is seen and heard in “Lights of New York,” in which Helene Costello and Cullen Landis portray the leading roles. Bryan Foy, Vitaphone director and supervisor for Warners, has been successfully directing short THEM THRILL-MAD “Lights of New York’? Comes to the .... Theatre Next. ssh Tingling of the spine like that which thrilled those who witnessed their first motion picture, is promised those who attend the showing of “Lights of New York,” the first ‘film drama to contain spoken dia logue throughout. Vitaphone—through the Warners who brought the first speakine motion picture to the world less than two years ago—now presents for the first time the initial venture in a_ startling feature length production with all-talking scenes. An original story by Hugh Herbert and Murray Roth, “Lights of New York.” depicts the drama in the lives of those who inhabit that colorful section of New York City known as the “Roaring Forties,” and especially of two small town lovers who are causht in the maelstrom of crime. Each character speaks every line in the entire seven reels of this Vitaphone production under the direction of Bryan Foy, pioneer vEEReSe director and supervisor for Warner | Bros. Helene Costello and Cullen Landis play the leading parts in “Lights of New York,” while Mary Carr, Gladvs Brockwell, Wheeler Oakman, Eugene Pallette. Tom McGuire, Tom Dugan, Harry Downing, Guy D’Ennery, Walter Perci the street and Gene’s_ tonsorial business is exceedingly lax, except for two gentlemen living in the hotel with whom the two boys have become quite friendly. The two men, Jackson and Dickson, put up a deal to Gene to: come with them to New York where a good barber like himself could make a lot of money if someone would get the necessary funds to finance a shop. Gene is intrigued by this proposition, which also fits in with Eddie’s ideas of going to the big city and making good. And then there is Kitty Lewis, who had lived in the same town and had been Eddie’s sweetheart before she went to New York. Eddie wanted to see her. Finally convincing his mother that if he had the money he could make good, Eddie takes her savings and opens the barber shop with Gene aided by the two gentlemen, Jackson and Dickson. After several months of “business” in New York, they realize that they have been fooled. Their barber shon is nothing but a coverup for a “speakeasy” and a blind for a bootlegging headquarters. Eddie and Gene decide to quit when they get even and can pay back Mother Morgan. In the meantime the two men who hoodwinked them have made enough money to suit themselves and leave Eddie and Gene with their shop. Firmly convinced to try and make the shop earn enough legiti frighten them away, he says. At the night club Hawk is in deep conversation with two of his cronies. A cop has been shot in a bootlegging mixup the night before and the only evidence is a few cases of Old Century. These cases are in Hawk’s office and he wants to get them out! Hawk sends for Eddie Morgan, One of the great scenes shows a fashionable night club in full swing. The picture calls for a big cast and contains many screen notables, including Helene Costello. The main story is the hairraising pursuit of rum-runners who have killed a cop. From this vortex of blood and fury the country lovers barely escape. The melodrama is the work of who is watching Kitty do her act.| Murray Roth and Hugh Herbert. Upon entering Hawk’s office, he| Bryan Foy directed. asks Eddie to do him a favor and keep a few cases of booze for him as he expects his place to be raided at any moment. Eddie agrees and takes the cases of Old Century in his car to the barber shop. While Eddie is gone, Hawk and Molly quarrel and there are threats from both. Diligently in search of the killer of the federal officer shot in the bootleg war, two detectives go to Hawk’s office and threaten to close up the place if he doesn’t say somethine. They already know that the guilty party has the cases of Old Century. Hawk tells them that he knows where it is and plans to meet them at Eddie and Gene’s barber shop at 10 p.m. By chance Kitty overhears them mentioning the time and the place. She quickly calls Eddie-on the phone and tells him that he has been framed. Disposing of the stuff, Eddie waits in the shop for Hawk’s coming. When Hawk arrives to meet the two detectives, he runs into Eddie. Eddie accuses Hawk of the murder and in the ensuing quarrel Hawk pulls a gun on him. As he draws his hand from his pocket, a features and subjects. During this val, Jere Delaney and Robert sudden shot comes from the curtain time the idea grew in his mind to] Elliott complete the supporting killing the night club owner. / make a feature length production | cast. Gene and Eddie put the dead | Veer &ros.First All Talking Picture in which all the characters spoke “Lights of New York” comes to man in one of the barber chairs. their lines without a single break] the .... Theatre . SAMOS rece Fiddie hurries to Kitty’s home while Production No. 3—Cut or Mat or letdown. It was decided through | for a run of .... days. Gene makes a fake attempt to conferences with Jack L. Warner, chief executive, that an original story by Murray Roth and Hugh Herbert would serve as a forceful vehicle to make the first feature leneth Vitaphone production a reality. It was a daring undertaking, but they knew it was the next step in the swift development of the film industry. The result is the astounding achievement seen and heard on the screen in “lights of New York,” directed by Bryan Foy. The entire cast of prominent players have had both stage and screen experience and in support of Helene Costello and Cullen Landis appear Gladys Brockwell, MAIN STREET BROADWAYBOUND IN TALKING FILM Youngsters often kiek over the family traces in the little white house with the o@reen blinds back on the hill. and rush to the hio city to earve a way to fame and fortune. Tt is with a vouth from a country town who lands in New York to find himself enmeshed with a wane of lawbreakers. that the plot of Warner Bros. revolves. “Lichts of New York.” bv the wav. is described as the mast novel motion picture ever filmed. Jt is the first of the all-talking@ motion nictures. unfolding its nlot through shave the corpse. The detectives come into the shop looking for| BROADWAY NIGHT LIFE Hawk. While they are waiting the still form in the barber chair slowly slumps risidly to the floor. They rapidly quiz the frightened Gene and discovering that Eddie has gone. Crosby, the veteran detective. voes after him. In Kitty’s anartment, Eddie is trvine to get her to hurry away]... with him when a knock at the door brings Crosby into the room. He shows them the revolver found in the barber shop. It is the same one that Eddie gave Kitty in the nark! He is about to take them to the station when Molly, Hawk’s jilted sweetheart enters and tells them through her tears that she TALKING FILM COMING One of the great charms of Warner Bros.’ “Lights of New York,” the first of the all-talk .) motion pictures which is to | attention at the .... Theatre. . . lies in the wonderful diversity of its scenes and characters. Interspersed in a virile story, which shows innocence in the maelstrom of New York’s night life, there is introduced a fashionable night club. The entertainment popular in such resorts is shown in its entirety through Vitaphone. In this scene Helene Costello ap Mary Carr, Eugene Pallette, 3 : Wheeler Oakman. Tem Dugan. Tom the voices of its characters. shot Hawk. | He was no good, yet|pears to particular advantage. McGuire, Guy D’Ennery, Walter Helene Costello and Cullen Lanshe loved him. Warner Bros. gathered a great Percival, Jere Delaney and Robert Elliott. dis head the all-star east. Murrav | Roth and Hueh Herbert did the sereen plav which was directed bv | Sceve from ‘Lights of New York. cast for this picture, which is described as the biggest novelty on the screen at the present time. Greatly relieved at the turn of affairs, Eddie and Kitty decide to: leave the “Roaring Forties” for “Lights of New York” comes to|]Brvan Foy. “Tights of New Warner Exos.First All Talking Picture ever. The rushine train is vividly |Story and scenario are by Murray the .... Theatre next .... for a] York” comes to the .... Theatre! seen and heard bearing them back| Roth and Hugh Herbert. Bryan run: of-.. <°.-days. . next for a run of... . davs. Production No. 2—Cut or Mat home. Foy directed. Coming! “NOAH 'S ARK” —Made to Top Any Picture Ever Made! 7 ey