''Broadway After Dark'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

, and

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Rose Dulane, a waitress at a restaurant, is fascinated by a man to whom she confides that she is guilty of a petty theft. He is a detective and arrests her. She serves time and, upon release, finally lands a job in a minor theatrical boarding house. There she meets Ralph Norton, a well-to-do Broadway rounder, having a look at life in a less luxurious atmosphere. Norton is attracted by Rose and they attend the

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ball. He proves to be her friend, rescues her from the detective's persecutions, and wins her love.

Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $320,000 domestically and $40,000 foreign.

Preservation

With no copies of ''Broadway After Dark'' in any film archives,The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Broadway After Dark''
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References

Bibliography

* Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. ''The films of Norma Shearer''. A. S. Barnes, 1976.

External links

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