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The Beautiful City

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.

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    author
    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