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Bright Lights

  • 1930
  • Passed
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
412
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Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
ComedyCrimeDramaMusicalMysteryRomance

A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.

  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Humphrey Pearson
    • Henry McCarty
  • Stars
    • Dorothy Mackaill
    • Frank Fay
    • Noah Beery
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    412
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Humphrey Pearson
      • Henry McCarty
    • Stars
      • Dorothy Mackaill
      • Frank Fay
      • Noah Beery
    • 18User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast22

    Dorothy Mackaill
    Dorothy Mackaill
    • Louanne
    Frank Fay
    Frank Fay
    • Wally Dean
    Noah Beery
    Noah Beery
    • Miguel Parada
    Daphne Pollard
    Daphne Pollard
    • Mame Avery
    James Murray
    James Murray
    • Connie Lamont
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Tom Avery
    Inez Courtney
    Inez Courtney
    • Peggy North
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • A. Hamilton Fish
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Harris
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • 'Windy' Jones
    • (as Eddie Nugent)
    Philip Strange
    Philip Strange
    • Emerson Fairchild
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Angela - the Maid
    • (uncredited)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Telegraph Newspaper Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    June Gittelson
    June Gittelson
    • Chorus Girl in South Africa
    • (uncredited)
    William Irving
    William Irving
    • Casey - a detective
    • (uncredited)
    Adele Lacy
    Adele Lacy
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Laverty
    Jean Laverty
    • Violet Madison
    • (uncredited)
    Edwin Lynch
    • Detective Dave Porter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Humphrey Pearson
      • Henry McCarty
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews18

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    • Trivia
      While no Technicolor prints have survived of the complete film, a 2-to-3 minute color clip was recently recovered--a dressing room scene involving Mackaill, Fay, and McHugh.
    • Quotes
      • Mame Avery: Say listen, I could've married 20 other guys - all smarter than you.
      • Tom Avery: Yes, they must have been. They all got away.
    • Soundtracks
      Come Along!
      (uncredited)
      Written by Leo Erdody
      Sung by Frank Fay and the chorus girls in the show

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 21, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adventures in Africa
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)

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