| Broadway After Dark | |
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| Directed by | Monta Bell |
| Written by | Douglas Z. Doty |
| Based on | Broadway After Dark byOwen Davis |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
Production company | Harry Rapf Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
| Budget | $110,000[1] |
| Box office | $360,000[1] |
Broadway After Dark is a 1924 Americansilentcomedy film directed byMonta Bell and starringAdolphe Menjou,Norma Shearer, andAnna Q. Nilsson.[2][3][4]
As described in a film magazine review,[5] Rose Dulane, a waitress at a restaurant, is fascinated by a man to whom she confides that she is guilty of a petty theft. He is a detective and arrests her. She serves time and, upon release, finally lands a job in a minor theatrical boarding house. There she meets Ralph Norton, a well-to-do Broadway rounder, having a look at life in a less luxurious atmosphere. Norton is attracted by Rose and they attend theActors' Equity ball. He proves to be her friend, rescues her from the detective's persecutions, and wins her love.
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $320,000 domestically and $40,000 foreign.[1]
With no copies ofBroadway After Dark in any film archives,[6] it is alost film.
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