Little Old New York is a 1923 American silent historical drama film starring Marion Davies and directed by Sidney Olcott that was based on a play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young.
She develops romantic feelings for Larry and becomes jealous when he shows affection for the socialite Ariana du Puyster.
Pat asks her financial manager, John Jacob Astor, to allow her to invest in the Clermont but he believes it would be foolish.
He decides to place a large bet on a boxing match held in a firehouse, backing Bully Boy Brewster against the Hoboken Terror.
When it appears Brewster will lose, she rings the fire bell and the match abruptly ends as everyone rushes outside.
Hearst had an exact replica of Fulton's Clermont built and staged the famous river race on the Hudson in January.
The film's negatives were saved (it was about two-thirds completed), and production began anew at several other local studios.
[2] The film premiered at the Cosmopolitan, a movie theatre owned by William Randolph Hearst, located at Columbus Circle in New York City.
[8] In 2019 Edward Lorusso produced a restored version of the film with a music score by Ben Model.