Broadway Madness

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Broadway Madness
Directed by Burton L. King
Written by Harry Chandlee
Produced by Samuel Zierler
Harry Chandlee
Starring Marguerite De La Motte
Donald Keith
Betty Hilburn
Cinematography Arthur Reeves
Production
company
Distributed byExcellent Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1927 (1927-10-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Broadway Madness is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn. [1]

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Plot

A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broadway actress due to her radio broadcasts. She later becomes involved in a plot to defraud him of his inheritance, but instead falls in love and confesses everything to him.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies listed in any film archives, [2] Broadway Madness is a lost film.

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