The Angel of Broadway is a 1927 American silent drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Pathé Exchange.

[1] As stated in the copyright submission for the film,[2] Babe Scott, a pretty cabaret entertainer, is constantly in search of sensational material for new numbers calculated to shock the patrons of her night club.

The patrons go wild over it and Herman, a wealthy habitue of the night club, promises Babe an elaborate party in her honor any tine she will accompany him.

Babe is sorely disappointed to catch Lonnie, the song-plugger of the night club, who has been making love to her, stealing part of her money.

One night, Babe notices that the hymn which she sings to open her Salvation Sal act, so touches a young girl present that she asks her escort to take her home.

Gertie's neighbor, believing her to be Captain Mary due to her outfit, excitedly accosts her and tells her she is wanted upstairs immediately.

The neighbor explains the request and Babe falls on her knees beside the dying girl and prays earnestly and ardently for the forgiveness of the young woman's many sins.

During an attempt by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America in 1928 to convince these state and local boards to limit the number of censorable sequences, The Angel of Broadway was cited as a film where the required cuts had ruined it.

While censors allowed her to join the charitable organization, the boards ordered cuts of the sequences depicting the moral depths to which the young woman had fallen.

As a result, the continuity was destroyed, and the plot now lacked any contrast in Babe's life, which killed the box office in these states.