Manhattan (1924 film)

Manhattan is a 1924 American silent romantic adventure film directed by R. H. Burnside featuring Richard Dix in his first starring role.[2] A wealthy New Yorker falls in love with a burglar's sister.

Manhattan
Lobby card
Directed by	R. H. Burnside
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Written by	Paul Sloane (scenario) Frank Tuttle (scenario)
Based on	The Definite Object by Jeffery Farnol[1]
Starring	Richard Dix
Cinematography	Hal Rosson
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 28, 1924
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Richard Dix as Peter Minuit
• Jacqueline Logan as Mary Malone
• Gregory Kelly as Spike, Mary's brother
• George Siegmann as Bud McGinnis
• Gunboat Smith as Joe Madden
• Oscar Brimberton Figman as Mr. Trapes
• Edna May Oliver as Mrs. Trapes
• Alice Chapin as Housekeeper
• James Bradbury, Sr. as Trainer

Reception

Mordaunt Hall, critic for The New York Times, gave the movie a mixed review, stating that Kelly's "performance is easily the outstanding one in this production, and singularly enough it is the first time that he has acted before the camera."[2] Hall thought, however, that Dix gave "just another motion-picture performance" and the narrative was "stretched to the breaking point."[2]

Preservation status

A print of the film reportedly survives at Cinemateket Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm.[3][4]

References

1. Manhattan at silentera.com
2. Mordaunt Hall (October 29, 1924). "The Screen; Fists and Bullets". The New York Times.
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Manhattan
4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Manhattan

External links

• Manhattan at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Lobby cards and other material at www.richarddix.org