Fifth Avenue is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Allan Forrest, and Louise Dresser.[1][2][3]
| Fifth Avenue | |
|---|---|
 Still with Allan Forrest and Marguerite De La Motte | |
| Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
Production company | Belasco Productions |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[4] Barbara Pelham, a young woman who arrives in New York City from the South to obtain an advance on her father’s cotton crop, is lured into staying at a disorderly house. It is here that Peter Heffner, the broker from whom she sought a loan, makes unwelcome advances to her. She flees the house just prior to it being raided by the police. Later she meets Neil Heffner, the son of the broker. A friendship that ripens to love forms between the young people. The young man’s father tries to discredit the young woman by calling her a prostitute, but her name is cleared by an explanation by Mrs. Kemp, who was the keeper of the resort.
Cast
edit- Marguerite De La Motte as Barbara Pelham
- Allan Forrest as Neil Heffner
- Louise Dresser as Claudine Kemp
- William V. Mong as Peter Heffner
- Crauford Kent as Allan Trainor
- Lucille Lee Stewart as Natalie Van Loon
- Anna May Wong as Nan Lo
- Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Van Loon
- Josephine Norman as Greenwich Village Girl
- Sally Long as Greenwich Village Girl
- Flora Finch as Mrs. Pettygrew
- Rolfe Sedan as Bit Role (uncredited)
Preservation
editWith no prints of Fifth Avenue located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 235
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Fifth Avenue
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Fifth Avenue at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Fifth Avenue". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (4). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 70 January 9, 1926. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fifth Avenue
Bibliography
edit- 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
edit- Fifth Avenue at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
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