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1919

The Belle of New York

Directed by Julius Steger

An old inventor is robbed of his inventions by an unscrupulous rich man. When the inventor dies, his daughter Violet goes to New York and joins the "Follies," where she is advertised as "The Belle of New York." The rich man's son is infatuated with Violet, and is introduced to her anonymously as Jack. When Violet learns of Jack's identity, she casts him off. He takes to drinking and she joins the Salvation Army. Jack is attacked in an underworld saloon just as Violet enters in Salvation Army attire. She nurses him at his home. When Jack's father discovers with whom Jack is in love, he begs forgiveness for the wrong he did Violet's father.

Duration

0h 50m

Released

March 26, 1919

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Cast7

  • Marion Davies
  • Etienne Girardot
  • L. Rogers Lytton
  • Franklyn Hanna
  • Raymond Bloomer
  • Christian Rub
  • Barbara Sabin

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