Little Old New York (1923)

An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

Director:

Sidney Olcott

Writers:

Rida Johnson Young (play), Luther Reed

Stars:

Marion Davies, Stephen Carr, J.M. Kerrigan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion Davies	...	Patricia O'Day
Stephen Carr	...	Patrick O'Day
J.M. Kerrigan	...	John O'Day
Harrison Ford	...	Larry Delevan
Courtenay Foote	...	Robert Fulton
Mahlon Hamilton	...	Washington Irving
Norval Keedwell	...	Fitz Greene Halleck
George Barraud	...	Henry Brevoort
Sam Hardy	...	Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Dillon	...	John Jacob Astor
Riley Hatch	...	Philip Schuyler
Charles Kennedy	...	Reilly
Spencer Charters	...	Bunny
Harry Watson	...	Bully Boy Brewster
Louis Wolheim	...	The Hoboken Terror

Storyline

An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

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Plot Keywords:

robert fulton | historical event | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1923 (USA)

Also Known As:

El nueva York de antaño

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For a while, the film set the record for the highest grossing film in history. Within two weeks, over 200,000 visitors had seen the film and the gross was $113,571.32 dollars. The previous record holder was Robin Hood, with a total gross of $109,750.88.

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Connections

Featured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)

User Reviews

Wonderful Marion Davies

had one of the biggest hits of her career is this rousing story of an Irish girl who poses as her dead brother to inherit a fortune in 18th century New York City. Davies is, as always, great fun to watch. A very underrated actress, Davies is very good as the prissy "boy" who plays a harp and sings awful tunes. As in 1922's When Knighthood Was in Flower, this 1923 film is lavish and boasts huge crowd scenes, the usual touches of William Randolph Hearst. Davies has fun fighting with the neighborhood tough boys, being forced to dance with a fat girl, dancing a jig at a boxing match, and in the daring scene when she is tied to a post and whipped for ringing a false fire alarm. Little Old New York is set against historical facts (Fulton's steamboat) and uses real-life people--Cornelius Vanderbilt, Washington Irving, John Jacob Astor--to good dramatic effect. But this is a Marion Davies film all the way and she is wonderful. Harrison Ford (as Larry), Montague Love, Spencer Charters, Louis Wolheim, and the improbably named Gypsy O'Brien co-star.