A gangster frames two bootleggers for the shooting of a police officer in New York during the prohibition..


Is Lights of New York worth watching today? Only if you are a dedicated film historian or someone who enjoys the unintentional comedy of technical growing pains. If you are looking for a gripping gangster drama that holds up to modern standards, or even the standards of late-period silent films like Way Down East, you ...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Bryan Foy

Harley Knoles
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"Is Lights of New York worth watching today? Only if you are a dedicated film historian or someone who enjoys the unintentional comedy of technical growing pains. If you are looking for a gripping gangster drama that holds up to modern standards, or even the standards of late-period silent films like Way Down East, you will be disappointed. This is a film for people who want to see the exact moment cinema lost its visual fluidity in exchange for the gift of speech. Most modern viewers will find t..."

Tom Dugan
Murray Roth, Hugh Herbert, Charles L. Gaskill
United States
Music, Crime, Romance

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