Little Old New York (1940)
1h 40m
Running Time
February 9, 1940Release Date
Little Old New York (1940)
1h 40m
Running Time
February 9, 1940Release Date
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Plot.
Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
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Cast & Crew.
Alice Faye
Pat O'Day
Fred MacMurray
Charles Brownne
Richard Greene
Robert Fulton
Andy Devine
'Commodore'
Brenda Joyce
Harriet Livingston
Henry King
Director
Henry Stephenson
Robert R. Livingston
Harry Tugend
Writer
Fritz Feld
Tavern Keeper
Ward Bond
Regan
John L. Balderston
Writer
Rida Johnson Young
Writer
Clarence Wilson
Willie Stout
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Robert Middlemass
Nicholas Roosevelt
Alfred Newman
Composer
Roger Imhof
John Jacob Astor
Theodore von Eltz
Washington Irving
Arthur Aylesworth
Sea Captain
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Brevoort
Stanley Andrews
Patrol Captain
Ben Carter
Noah
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Blackie (as O.G. Hendrian)
Harry Tyler
Helmsman
Victor Kilian
DeWitt
Paul Sutton
Wolf
Tyler Brooke
Singer
Herbert Ashley
Ticket Taker
Jody Gilbert
Hilda
Herbert Heywood
Horace
G. Pat Collins
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Extra as Dancing Sailor (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Woman
Marion Briscoe
Banker's Wife
Chick Collins
Captain of the 'Clermont'
Harry Cording
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Dorothy Dearing
Girl at Dinner Party
Herbert Evans
Livingstone's Footman
Eddie Hart
Sailor
Pat Hartigan
Regan's Henchman
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 9, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Little Old New York is a 1940 American black-and-white historical drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Henry King, that stars Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, and Richard Greene. The film is based on a play by Rida Johnson Young, which opened on Broadway on September 8, 1920, and starred Genevieve Tobin, Douglas Wood, and Donald Meek.
Little Old New York tells 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.