''The Broadway Drifter'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Munden p.89

Synopsis

A drifter who hangs around

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

is disowned by his father. He tries to reform and find employment running a health institution for girls and later working at an airplane factory.

Cast

as Bob Stafford *

as Eileen Byrne *

Bigelow Cooper Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen character actor prominent in the silent film era. Biography Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including ...

as Myron Stafford *

as Frank Harmon * Paul Doucet as Phil Winston *

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as Mignon Renee * Gladys Valerie as Laura Morris * Donald Laskley as Sam * George Offerman Jr. as Tommy

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1927 films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Bernard McEveety American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub