Broadway Billy

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Broadway Billy
Broadway Billy.jpg
Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Written byHenry Roberts Symonds
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
W. Ray Johnston
Starring
Production
company
Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1926 (1926-05-03)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Broadway Billy is a 1926 American silent sports film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Billy Sullivan, Virginia Brown Faire and Jack Herrick. [1] The film was once thought to be lost, but as of February 2021 it was noted by the Library of Congress as recently found. [2]

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References

  1. Munden p.88
  2. 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)  . Library of Congress. February 4, 2021 via Wikisource.

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