Broadway Nights

Broadway Nights
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph C. Boyle
Written by	John W. Conway Forrest Halsey
Story by	Norman Houston
Produced by	Robert Kane
Starring	Lois Wilson Sam Hardy
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Paul F. Maschke
Production company	Robert Kane Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	May 15, 1927 (1927-05-15)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Broadway Nights is a lost ^[1] 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Joseph C. Boyle. It was the film debut of June Collyer, Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Sam Hardy as Johnny Fay
• Lois Wilson as Fanny Franchette
• Philip Strange as Bronson
• De Sacia Mooers as Texas Guinan
• Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern as fan dancers
• June Collyer and Sylvia Sidney as themselves

Reception

In a contemporary review, critic May Tinee of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "This story of stage life and stage people, author and director presented with genuine insight and understanding. It was full of 'atmosphere' and as human as could be." ^[5]

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, Broadway Nights is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Broadway Nights". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway Nights at silentera.com
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
4. Broadway Nights at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
5. Tinee, May (July 3, 1927). "Month Sets High Level for Films". Chicago Tribune . p. 1, Part 6.

External links

• Broadway Nights at IMDb
• Lantern slide and still at silenthollywood.com