East of Broadway is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Owen Moore, Marguerite De La Motte, and Mary Carr.

[1][2] As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Peter Mullaney (Moore), a typical boy of the poor section of New York’s East Side, longs to become a policeman.

He goes to the training school but is turned down because he is not up to the standard of height, until he demonstrates his prowess by knocking down a big bully.

Turned, down, he begs permission to wear the uniform one night, in order not to disappoint his sweetheart Judy (De La Motte).

His chance comes when burglars invade a house and shoot his friend Officer Gaffney (Nichols).