The Belle of Broadway
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The Belle of Broadway

A Romantic Drama of Youth Glorified and Age Defied!

6.4 / 10 1926 1h 1mNR English
Romance

Storyline

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both become the darlings of Paris, one again and the other newly-crowned.

Cast & Crew

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Marie Duval / The Young Adele

Lead
Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Maurice Penelli

Armand Kaliz

Armand Kaliz

Count Raoul de Parma

Edith Yorke

Edith Yorke

Madame Adele

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Paul Merlin

Wilfrid North

Wilfrid North

Major Anstruthers

Edward Warren

Edward Warren

An Old Beau

EK

Edward Kipling

An Old Beau

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry O. Hoyt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Belle of Broadway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker