''Broadway After Midnight'', also known as ''Gangsters on Broadway'', is a 1927 American silent crime melodrama film directed by

Fred Windemere Fred Windemere (born Fritz Wintermeier, April 15, 1892 –March 18, 1970) was an American film actor, actor and film director of the silent era.Munden p.741 Selected filmography * ''Three in Exile'' (1925) * ''With This Ring (1925 film), With Thi ...

and written by Frederic Bartel and Adele Buffington. The film stars

Matthew Betz Matthew Betz (September 13, 1881 – January 26, 1938) was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play w ...

, Priscilla Bonner,

Cullen Landis James Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era. Biography James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and ...

, Gareth Hughes, and

Ernest Hilliard Ernest Hilliard (January 31, 1890 – September 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1947. He was born in New York City and died in Santa Monica, California, from a heart attack. In March 1925 H ...

. The film was released on October 29, 1927 by Krelbar Pictures.

Cast

as Quill Burke * Priscilla Bonner as Queenie Morgan / Gloria Livingston *

as Jimmy Crestmore * Gareth Hughes as Billy Morgan *

as Bodo Lambert *Barbara Tennant * William H. Turner *

Hank Mann Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman; May 28, 1887 – November 25, 1971) was a Russian-born, American comedian and silent screen star who was a member of the Keystone Cops, and appeared as a supporting player in many of Charlie Chaplin's ...

Paul Weigel Paul Weigel (18 February 1867 – 25 May 1951) was a German-American actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1916 and 1945. Selected filmography * '' Naked Hearts'' (1916) - Cecil's Father * '' Each Pearl a Tear'' (1916) - Roger ...

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Broadway After Midnight''
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References

External links

* * 1927 crime films 1927 films 1920s melodrama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American crime drama films Films directed by Fred Windemere 1927 lost films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub