Just Off Broadway (1924 film)

Just Off Broadway is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. The film stars John Gilbert, Marian Nixon, Trilby Clark, Pierre Gendron, and Ben Hendricks Jr. The film was released on January 20, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Just Off Broadway
Directed byEdmund Mortimer
Screenplay byFrederic Hatton
Fanny Hatton
StarringJohn Gilbert
Marian Nixon
Trilby Clark
Pierre Gendron
Ben Hendricks Jr.
CinematographyG.O. Post
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 20, 1924 (1924-01-20)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] Jean Lawrence, a dancer, jobless and hungry, faints in a restaurant just off Broadway. Rescued by Nan Norton, she becomes involved in a counterfeiting plot. A prowler is searching in Nan's apartment, who then turns off his flashlight steps out onto the balcony when Nan and Jean arrive. Ten seconds later, two detectives arrive, tell Nan that they "have the goods on her," and arrest Nan. "Smooth" Moran, Nan's sweetheart and leader of the gang, dies in London. He has made a friend and supposed acquaintance of Stephen Moore in Paris, and had asked him to look after Nan. In a series of hectic events, the crooks all seem to be detectives and the detectives crooks. The outcome is a perfectly legitimate romance between Jean and Stephen, who is not a crook but is a millionaire amateur detective.

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Preservation

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With no prints of Just Off Broadway located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Just Off Broadway (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Janiss Garza. "Just off Broadway (1924) - Edmund Mortimer". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Just Off Broadway". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Pardy, George T. (February 2, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Just Off Broadway". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (11). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved August 8, 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Just Off Broadway
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