''The Albany Night Boat'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Ralph Emerson and

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.Connelly p.7 It was produced and distributed by the

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, one of the largest companies outside the

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Synopsis

Ken, the

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operator on the night boat to Albany rescues Georgie from drowning in the

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after she jumps off a

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. The two get married but their happiness is threatened by Ken's colleague Steve who attempts to seduce her.

Cast

as Georgie * Ralph Emerson as Ken *

as Steve * Nellie Bryden as Morth Crary * Helen Marlowe as The Blonde

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred Raboch Tiffany Pictures films Films set in New York (state) 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub