The Beautiful City
The Beautiful City is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, and William Powell. For their mother's sake, a man takes the blame for a robbery committed by his brother and his brother's gangster boss.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Tony, a young Italian flower vendor who is in love with Mollie, a young Irish neighbor woman, becomes involved in a series of dangerous events by trying to reclaim his brother, who has fallen under the influence of a gangster-theatre manager. After hard fighting, the youth’s brother is turned from evil. Then the flower seller learns the beauty of his city and finds happiness with the young woman.
Cast
More details
| author | Charles Graham Baker |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Kenneth Webb |
| editor | William Hamilton |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | fight flower vendor young woman |
| productionCompany | Inspiration Pictures |
| publisher | First National Pictures |