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Little old New York 1923 - a Silent Film Review

This film is about a poor Irish girl who, dressed as a boy, goes to America to claim the inheritance of her deceased brother. It should be a romantic comedy, but, although there are some funny moments in it, I do not really think it's a comedy. But that does not matter because I think it is a very amusing film. This is mainly due to Marion Davies playing Pat O'Day. I already knew Davies from the funny comedy 'The Patsy' from 1928 and she does not disappoint in this film either. J.M. Kerrigan , Marion Davies and Harrison Ford Larry Delevan, played by Harrison Ford, his stepfather has died and has put in his will that most of his fortune goes to Patrick O'Day, the son of his brother. If he is not found within a year, then the entire legacy will go to Larry. Since the story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century and not everyone was as easy to find as nowadays, it takes a long time before the O'Day family is found. Larry imagines himsel