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Bright Lights (1925 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BrightLights1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Bright Lights'] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, 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
* Charles Ray as Tom Corbin
* Pauline Starke as Patsy Delaney
* Lilyan Tashman as Gwen Gould
* Lawford Davidson as Marty Loftus
* Ned Sparks as Barney Gallagher
* Eugenie Besserer as Patsy's mom
Preservation
With no prints of 'Bright Lights' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3976/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Bright Lights'] it is a lost film.[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnemetromgm.html 'Bright Lights' at Lost Film File: 'MGM 1925'] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.
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