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18-450: Little Old New York may refer to: Little Old New York (1940 film) , an American black-and-white historical drama Little Old New York (1923 film) , an American silent historical drama film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Little Old New York . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

36-461: A boy. She develops romantic feelings for Larry and becomes jealous when he shows affection for the socialite Ariana du Puyster. The transatlantic crossing weakened the elderly John and he eventually dies. A distraught Pat is comforted by Larry, bringing them closer together. Larry wants to invest $ 10,000 in a new steamboat called the Clermont , built by Robert Fulton . However, due to Pat claiming

54-528: A festive beer garden ; Faye's participation in the added song proved minimal. Both a 12-foot Clermont shooting miniature and a full-size mock-up were built in Hollywood for the Fox production. Both were based on the original full-sized Clermont replica built for the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration , which was eventually broken up for scrap by its New York owners, a result of financial hardships brought on in

72-410: Is a 1923 American silent historical drama film starring Marion Davies and directed by Sidney Olcott that was based on a play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young . The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan production unit. In 1806 New York City, Richard O'Day leaves $ 1 million to his nephew Patrick O'Day in his homeland of Ireland. The will gives Patrick one year to claim

90-438: Is able to complete the steamboat, now named Clermont , at Charles Brown's shipyard. She is successfully launched on her first voyage, silencing the local critics and doubters who had previously labeled the venture "Fulton's Folly". This is one of Faye's few nonmusical features, and her fans complained about her not singing in the film while it was still in production. A song was later added during an outdoor political rally set in

108-518: The 1930s by the Great Depression . North River Steamboat is the actual name of the historic steamboat upon which this film is based; the vessel was never known as Clermont in its era. Little Old New York is a sound remake of a silent film of the same title made in 1923, directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Marion Davies , Stephen Carr, and J. M. Kerrigan . Little Old New York (1923 film) Little Old New York

126-503: The O’Day inheritance, Larry struggles to raise the money. Pat asks her financial manager, John Jacob Astor , to allow her to invest in the Clermont but he believes it would be foolish. She then lies to Astor, claiming she wants to buy real estate. When Astor gives her access to the money, Pat instead gives Fulton a money order with Astor’s name on it to guarantee the payment of Larry's share in

144-574: The fortune or it will pass to Richard's stepson Larry Delavan. Meanwhile, Larry inherits a house and a small allowance. After many months of searching, a solicitor informs the impoverished O'Day family that the sickly Patrick now has only two months to travel to America and claim the fortune. His father John and sister Pat plan for the voyage. Patrick dies during the sea voyage. When Pat and John arrive at Larry's house, Pat has cut her hair short and poses as her teenage brother. Pat and Larry initially butt heads while she gets accustomed to America and living as

162-419: The inheritance, and she did not dare go against her father's wishes. Moved by her story, the court lets her go free. On the advice of Astor, Pat prepares to leave for London and stay there until the scandal dies down. Larry, having fallen in love with her, proposes marriage. She accepts, and they leave New York together. In her 17th film, Marion Davies stars as Patricia O'Day, who poses as Patrick O'Day. This

180-420: The investment capital he needs to build his visionary steam-powered ship. O'Day's longtime suitor, Charles Browne (Fred MacMurray), opens his own shipyard to assist the dapper engineer in building his steamboat after Fulton receives initial financial investment from Chancellor Robert L. Livingstone (Henry Stephenson). Additional funds are raised by O'Day' from her business acquaintances. Fulton eventually acquires

198-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Old_New_York&oldid=1123640358 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Little Old New York (1940 film) Little Old New York tells

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216-481: The project. Larry is thankful, but now feels pressured to raise the money within five days. He decides to place a large bet on a boxing match held in a firehouse, backing Bully Boy Brewster against the Hoboken Terror. Larry puts his house up as collateral, to Pat’s horror. When it appears Brewster will lose, she rings the fire bell and the match abruptly ends as everyone rushes outside. The crowd figures out it

234-420: The remaining funds needed to complete his revolutionary paddle steamer . After a shipwright named Regan (Ward Bond) has a run-in with Fulton, Regan attempts to turn every local deck hand and sail-powered passenger boat operator against the engineer, exploiting their fear of losing their livelihoods to a steam-powered vessel. In the end, despite adversity, bad luck, and additional interference from Regan, Fulton

252-586: The story of the hardships of the engineer Robert Fulton in financing and building the first successful steam-powered ship in America, which would revolutionize river transportation and then ocean commerce around the world. Engineer and inventor Robert Fulton (Richard Greene) comes to New York City in 1807, where he meets tavern and inn keeper Pat O'Day (Alice Faye). O'Day comes to strongly believe in Fulton and his dream after he lodges at her establishment. He pursues

270-552: The time. It was an enormous thing, and all the audience down below would’ve been killed if it had fallen." The film was a triumph for Marion Davies, and she was named "Queen of the Screen" and the #1 female box-office star of 1923 at the annual theater owners ball ( Rudolph Valentino was named #1 male star). The film was the seventh most popular movie that year in the United States and Canada, although Screenland named it

288-666: Was Davies' first teaming with silent actor Harrison Ford . This lavish historical drama was filmed in New York City and directed by Sidney Olcott . Hearst had an exact replica of Fulton's Clermont built and staged the famous river race on the Hudson in January. On February 18, 1923, a fire swept through the Cosmopolitan Studio, basically destroying the studio and all its contents. The film's negatives were saved (it

306-414: Was a false alarm and angrily drags Pat to a pillory, where she is tied up and whipped. Desperate to stop the pain, Pat reveals she's a girl. Larry takes her home and the O’Day fortune is now legally his. Pat is brought to court on charges of fraud. She arrives dressed as a woman and explains Patrick died during the difficult voyage to America. John ordered her to pose as her brother so they could still claim

324-472: Was about two-thirds completed), and production began anew at several other local studios. All of the sets and costumes had to be re-created. The film premiered at the Cosmopolitan, a movie theatre owned by William Randolph Hearst, located at Columbus Circle in New York City. In her memoirs, Marion Davies recounts this opening: "I didn't look at the picture, because I was looking at that chandelier all

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