Bright Lights (1925 film)
| Bright Lights | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | Jessie Burns Lew Lipton William Conselman (titles) Joseph Farnham (titles) |
| Based on | "A Little Bit of Broadway" 1924 story in Liberty by Richard Connell |
| Starring | Charles Ray Pauline Starke |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
| Edited by | William LeVanway |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
.jpg)
Bright Lights is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film is based on the story "A Little Bit of Broadway" by Richard Connell, and stars Charles Ray, who achieved stardom by playing ingenious country boys.[1]
Plot
[edit]As described in a review in a film magazine,[2] Pauline (Starke) is a chorus girl who is cynical toward all men. Visiting her home town she meets Tom (Ray) and kids him along, but soon finds he is different and falls in love with him. He sees her with a city chap and misunderstanding, tries to make himself the kind of man he thinks she likes. The result is that he overdoes it and so disappoints her that she turns him down. Her friend puts him wise, he becomes his real whole-souled honest self once more and wins her.
Cast
[edit]- Charles Ray as Tom Corbin
- Pauline Starke as Patsy Delaney
- Lilyan Tashman as Gwen Gould
- Lawford Davidson as Marty Loftus
- Ned Sparks as Barney Gallagher
- Eugenie Besserer as Patsy's mom
- Margie Angus as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
- Mary Angus as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Bright Lights located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.
References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Bright Lights at silentera.com
- ^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 28, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: Bright Lights; Pleasing Picture Presents Charles Ray in Type That Made His Fame — Pauline Starke Co-starred". The Moving Picture World. 77 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 344. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bright Lights
- ^ Bright Lights at Lost Film File: MGM 1925 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]
- Bright Lights at IMDb
- Bright Lights at AllMovie
- Bright Lights at the TCM Movie Database
- Bright Lights at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Still at www.shutterstock.com
 | This article about a 1920s romantic comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |