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  • The Beautiful City (1925)
  • 70 min | Drama
The Beautiful City (1925)
70 min | Drama

Young Italian flower vendor Tony Gillardi (Richard Barthelmess), makes a poor living when compared by his mother with her favorite, his brother Carlo. Only his little Irish sweetheart, Mollie O'Connor (Dorothy Gish) believes in him. ...See moreYoung Italian flower vendor Tony Gillardi (Richard Barthelmess), makes a poor living when compared by his mother with her favorite, his brother Carlo. Only his little Irish sweetheart, Mollie O'Connor (Dorothy Gish) believes in him. Carlo's source of income, however, is not within the law, for he is dominated by gangster Nick Di Silva, who operates a Chinese theater as a front. Rather than hurt his mother's feelings, Tony takes the blame for a robbery Nick and Carlo committed. After serving a term "up the river," Tony finds out that Carlo is still under Nick's domination and sets out to get him. In a fight between Nick and Tony, Nick accidentally shoots Mamma Gillardi. Nick falls to his death while escaping, the mother recovers, and Tony and Mollie marry. While making a trip around the Battery to Coney Island with Mollie, Tony comes to see, once again, the beauty of his city. Written by Pamela Short See less
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C. Graham Baker (screenplay) (titles) | Don Bartlett (screenplay) (titles) | Edmund Goulding (story) | Violet E. Powell (adaptation)
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Updated Oct 25, 1925

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Oct 25, 1925 (United States)

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