The Belle of New York is a 1919 silent film directed by Julius Steger and starring Marion Davies.

[1][2] The 1919 movie was later remade in a 1952 film (The Belle of New York), starring Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen, with some variations in the plot and setting.

Another motivation was Hearst's ongoing affair with Marion Davies; he was interested in boosting her career by featuring her in "classy" films.

To broaden the film's appeal, director Julius Steger claimed to have "eliminated everything that was sordid or objectionable from the original story... there is nothing that can offend the most cultivated taste.

Moving Picture World offered a typical summary: "Miss Davies' emotional appeal and tender beauty just suit the slip of a girl who [becomes] the star of a cabaret revue [and] dances herself into popularity and into the hearts of men of every reputation.