Lights Of New York Dvd Review

Lights of new york is a 1928 american crime drama film starring helene costello cullen landis and eugene pallette and directed by bryan foy filmed in the vitaphone sound on disc sound system it is the first all talking full length feature film released by warner bros who had introduced the first feature length film with synchronized sound don juan two years earlier.

Lights of new york dvd review.

Directed by bryan foy. It seems appropriate that the studio s first full fledged talkie is a gangster yarn a genre wb came to specialize in. This film made history as the first all talking motion picture. The first 100 sound feature length film is a modest little number called lights of new york directed by bryan foy and released by warner in 1928.

It seems appropriate that the studio s first full fledged talkie is a gangster yarn a genre wb came to specialize in. Decided to expand it to take full advantage of the fact studio bosses were out of the country. Two men are conned into bootlegging business. A scene from the 1928 film lights of new york with cullen landis and eugene pallette.

A man is framed for the murder of a crime boss. It seems appropriate that the studio s first full fledged talkie is a gangster yarn a genre wb came to specialize in. The first 100 sound feature length film is a modest little number called lights of new york directed by bryan foy and released by warner in 1928. With helene costello cullen landis mary carr wheeler oakman.

When lights of new york premiered in 1928 it didn t necessarily strike the fancy of critics but that didn t stop the very modestly budgeted 23 000 57 minute feature which was initially supposed to be a two reeler before foy and co. The first 100 sound feature length film is a modest little number called lights of new york directed by bryan foy and released by warner in 1928. Lights of new york is a good example of this being touted as the first all talking picture contrary to popular belief the jazz singer is just a silent movie with musical numbers.