''Bright Lights of Broadway'' is a surviving 1923 American silent

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directed by

Webster Campbell Webster Campbell (January 25, 1893 – August 28, 1972) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He began screenwriting in 1913 and became an actor in 1915. He became primarily a director in 1921. By 1936, he retired and ...

. An independent film it stars

Doris Kenyon Doris Margaret Kenyon (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979) was an American actress of motion pictures and television. Early life She grew up in Syracuse, New York, where her family had a home at 1805 Harrison Street. Her father, Dr. Ja ...

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, and

Lowell Sherman Lowell J. Sherman (October 11, 1888 – December 28, 1934) was an American actor and film director. In an unusual practice for the time, he served as both actor and director on several films in the early 1930s. He later turned exclusively to d ...

. A print of ''Bright Lights of Broadway'' survives with the

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.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Bright Lights of Broadway''
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as Irene Marley *

s Thomas Drake *

Edmund Breese Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Renshaw Breese and Josephine Busby. The Opera House in Eureka Springs ...

as Reverend Graham Drake *

Claire de Lorez Claire de Lorez (August 12, 1895 – September 21, 1985) was an American film actress of the silent era.Goble p. 258 Partial filmography * ''The Scuttlers'' (1920) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * ''The Queen of Sheba'' (19 ...

as Connie King *

as Randall Sherrill *

Charles Murray Charles Murray may refer to: Politicians *Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710), British peer *Charles Murray (author and diplomat) (1806–1895), British author and diplomat *Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore (1841–1907), Scotti ...

as El Jumbo *

Effie Shannon Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress. Biography Shannon had a 60-year career as starring performer and later character actress. She began as a child actor appearing with John McCullou ...

as Mrs. Grimm, Landlady *

Tyrone Power Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include '' Jesse James'', ...

as John Kirk

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* * 1923 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1923 drama films Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy Films produced by B. F. Zeidman Films directed by Webster Campbell 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub