Lights of New York is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Van Dyke Brooke. Produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and directed by Van Dyke Brooke, the film stars Walter McGrail and Leah Baird. Its status is currently unknown.

Plot

Hoping to improve his financial lot, petty thief Hawk Chovinski (McGrail) hires a dancing instructor to teach him how to bear himself like a gentleman. His lessons completed, Hawk then poses as a European nobleman, intending to trap a wealthy wife. Yolande Cowles (Baird) sees through Hawk's pose but falls in love with him anyway.

Lights of New York (1916 film)

Cast

Leah Baird as Yolande Cowles

Walter McGrail as Hawk Chovinski

Arthur Cozine as Skelly

Adele DeGarde as Poppy Brown

Leila Blow as Mrs. Cowles

Agnes Wadleigh as Mrs. Cropsey

Donald Cameron as Martin Drake (as Don Cameron) Edwina Robbins as Mrs. Blossom John Costello

Lights of New York (1916 film)

References

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1916 films

American black-and-white films

American silent feature films

Films set in New York City

1916 drama films

Silent American drama films

Vitagraph Studios films

Films directed by Van Dyke Brooke

1910s American films

Lights of New York (1916 film)