Lights of New York is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Van Dyke Brooke. Produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and directed by Van Dyke Brooke, the film stars Walter McGrail and Leah Baird. Its status is currently unknown.
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Plot
Hoping to improve his financial lot, petty thief Hawk Chovinski (McGrail) hires a dancing instructor to teach him how to bear himself like a gentleman. His lessons completed, Hawk then poses as a European nobleman, intending to trap a wealthy wife. Yolande Cowles (Baird) sees through Hawk's pose but falls in love with him anyway.
Cast
Leah Baird as Yolande Cowles
Walter McGrail as Hawk Chovinski
Arthur Cozine as Skelly
Adele DeGarde as Poppy Brown
Leila Blow as Mrs. Cowles
Agnes Wadleigh as Mrs. Cropsey
Donald Cameron as Martin Drake (as Don Cameron)
Edwina Robbins as Mrs. Blossom
John Costello