''The Shadows of a Great City'' is an 1884 American play by

Herbert Blaché Herbert Blaché (5 October 1882 – 23 October 1953), born Herbert Reginald Gaston Blaché-Bolton was a British-born American film director, producer and screenwriter, born of a French father. He directed more than 50 films between 1912 and ...

and

Aaron Hoffman Aaron Hoffman (October 30, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri – May 27, 1924) was an American writer and lyricist, whose work was in wide use among vaudeville comedians. He wrote material for numerous performers, including Lew Dockstader and Weber an ...

Adaptations

The film was turned into a 1913 British silent film ''

Shadows of a Great City ''Shadows of a Great City'' is a 1913 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Alec Worcester, Chrissie White and Harry Royston. It is an adaptation of the 1884 play '' The Shadows of a Great City'' by Herbert Blaché a ...

'' directed by Frank Wilson. In 1915 an American silent version '' The Shadows of a Great City'' was made, directed by Blaché himself.Goble p.424

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1884 plays American plays adapted into films {{1880s-play-stub