Broadway Rose (1922)
Romance | 25 September 1922
Cast:
Mae Murray, Monte Blue, Raymond Bloomer [ More ]Director:
Robert Z. LeonardWriter:
Edmund GouldingCinematographer:
Oliver T. MarshProduction Company:
Tiffany ProductionsThis film marked a re-teaming of director Robert Z. Leonard and actress Mae Murray after 1922’s Fascination (see entry). An item in the 1 April 1922 Motion Picture News listed potential titles as Broadway Rose and The Broadway Bubble. Announcing it as Broadway Rose, the 7 April 1922 Variety stated that filming began a week earlier. Shooting took place in and around New York City, with some interiors shot at the Tilford Cinema Studios (formerly Tiffany Studios) at 332-334 West 44th Street, according to the 29 April 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review and 20 May 1922 Moving Picture World. An item in the 15 July 1922 Moving Picture World reported that only exterior shooting remained, and production was set to end soon.
A review in the 24 September 1922 Film Daily listed the length as “about 7,000 feet,” and a 21 October 1922 Moving Picture World chart cited a length of 7,227 feet; however, the April 1923 Motion Picture News Booking Guide noted that the film was only six-reels-long, and the Library of Congress lists the length as six reels, 5,500 feet.
The 10 July 1923 Film Daily announced that Allan Rock was suing Mae Murray and Robert Z. Leonard for $35,000. Rock, a publicity man, alleged that Murray and Leonard had breached a contract according to which he was entitled to ten percent of their earnings on ventures he helped them exploit, including Broadway Rose.
As indicated by the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is ...
This film marked a re-teaming of director Robert Z. Leonard and actress Mae Murray after 1922’s Fascination (see entry). An item in the 1 April 1922 Motion Picture News listed potential titles as Broadway Rose and The Broadway Bubble. Announcing it as Broadway Rose, the 7 April 1922 Variety stated that filming began a week earlier. Shooting took place in and around New York City, with some interiors shot at the Tilford Cinema Studios (formerly Tiffany Studios) at 332-334 West 44th Street, according to the 29 April 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review and 20 May 1922 Moving Picture World. An item in the 15 July 1922 Moving Picture World reported that only exterior shooting remained, and production was set to end soon.
A review in the 24 September 1922 Film Daily listed the length as “about 7,000 feet,” and a 21 October 1922 Moving Picture World chart cited a length of 7,227 feet; however, the April 1923 Motion Picture News Booking Guide noted that the film was only six-reels-long, and the Library of Congress lists the length as six reels, 5,500 feet.
The 10 July 1923 Film Daily announced that Allan Rock was suing Mae Murray and Robert Z. Leonard for $35,000. Rock, a publicity man, alleged that Murray and Leonard had breached a contract according to which he was entitled to ten percent of their earnings on ventures he helped them exploit, including Broadway Rose.
As indicated by the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
Broadway dancing star Rosalie Lawrence meets and falls in love with wealthy Hugh Thompson. Because his parents oppose the match and prefer that he marry Barbara Royce, Rosalie and Hugh wed secretly. But when he reveals to Rosalie that he does not consider her worth the loss of his father's millions, she returns to the country and her childhood sweetheart, Tom ...
Broadway dancing star Rosalie Lawrence meets and falls in love with wealthy Hugh Thompson. Because his parents oppose the match and prefer that he marry Barbara Royce, Rosalie and Hugh wed secretly. But when he reveals to Rosalie that he does not consider her worth the loss of his father's millions, she returns to the country and her childhood sweetheart, Tom Darcy.
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