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An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.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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- 2 wins
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- TriviaFor 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. The previous record holder was Robin Hood (1922) with a total gross of $109,750.88.
- GoofsThe paddle wheels on the Clermont weren't added till long after its launch; they couldn't have been part of the original miniature model.
- Quotes
Patricia O'Day: [disguised as her brother] For the love of the saints, let's run before they find me out!
John O'Day: Keep a bold front, girl!
Patricia O'Day: I am keeping a bold front -- it's the back of me that's trembling.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
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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 early 19th century New York City. Davies is, as always, great fun to watch. A very underrated actress, Davies is superb 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 at a party, and dancing a wild 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, she finally has to admit she's a girl.
Little Old New York is set against historical facts (a full-sized replica of Fulton's steamboat, Clermont, sails the Hudson River) 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 absolutely wonderful. Harrison Ford (as Larry), Montague Love, Spencer Charters, Louis Wolheim, Mahlon Hamilton, Courtnay Foote, Sam Hardy. J.M. Kerrigan, Elizabeth Murray, Marie Burke, Mary Kennedy, and the improbably named Gypsy O'Brien co-star.
Great fun.
Little Old New York is set against historical facts (a full-sized replica of Fulton's steamboat, Clermont, sails the Hudson River) 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 absolutely wonderful. Harrison Ford (as Larry), Montague Love, Spencer Charters, Louis Wolheim, Mahlon Hamilton, Courtnay Foote, Sam Hardy. J.M. Kerrigan, Elizabeth Murray, Marie Burke, Mary Kennedy, and the improbably named Gypsy O'Brien co-star.
Great fun.
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- Also known as
- När New York var ungt
- Filming locations
- Jackson Studio - 723 Forrest Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(studio - used after fire)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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