Bright Lights (1925 film)

Bright Lights is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film is based on the story "A Little Bit of Broadway" by Richard Connell, and stars Charles Ray, who achieved stardom by playing ingenious country boys.[1]

Bright Lights
Lobby card
Directed byRobert Z. Leonard
Written byJessie Burns
Lew Lipton
William Conselman
(titles)
Joseph Farnham
(titles)
Based on"A Little Bit of Broadway"
1924 story in Liberty
by Richard Connell
StarringCharles Ray
Pauline Starke
CinematographyJohn Arnold
Edited byWilliam LeVanway
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 15, 1925 (1925-11-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Publicity still featuring topless actresses.

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,[2] Pauline (Starke) is a chorus girl who is cynical toward all men. Visiting her home town she meets Tom (Ray) and kids him along, but soon finds he is different and falls in love with him. He sees her with a city chap and misunderstanding, tries to make himself the kind of man he thinks she likes. The result is that he overdoes it and so disappoints her that she turns him down. Her friend puts him wise, he becomes his real whole-souled honest self once more and wins her.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Bright Lights located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Bright Lights at silentera.com
  2. Sewell, Charles S. (November 28, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: Bright Lights; Pleasing Picture Presents Charles Ray in Type That Made His Fame — Pauline Starke Co-starred". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 77 (4): 344. Retrieved October 11, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bright Lights
  4. Bright Lights at Lost Film File: MGM 1925 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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