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Burning Up Broadway

1928 · 60 min

A brisk, straightforward silent melodrama with a touch of romance and danger, easy to follow and mildly engaging.

Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Helene Costello, Robert Frazer, Sam Hardy
Overview
Harry Wells, a New Yorker, takes his friend Bob Travers, a westerner visiting the city, to a cafe for an evening of pleasure. When Bob becomes interested in Floss, the chief chorus girl, he incurs the wrath of Spike, owner of the cafe, who is in love with her.

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Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Helene Costello, Robert Frazer, Sam Hardy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • love
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Written by
Frances Guihan
Starring
Helene Costello, Robert Frazer, Sam Hardy, Ernest Hilliard, Max Asher, Jack Rich
Cinematography
Herbert Kirkpatrick
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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