Kosher Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly, her brother Barney, and Mrs. Kelly are neighbors of Rosie Feinbaum and her mother, who live over the delicatessen of Moses Ginsburg on New York's East Side. Rosie is in love with young Morris Rosen, a hospital intern; Kitty loves Officer Pat Sullivan. With a gang, Barney attempts to hold up Ginsburg, and Officer Pat, pursuing the gang, wounds Barney in the shoulder. Although Kitty pleads with him, Pat places duty above love and takes Barney to a waiting ambulance. En route to the hospital, Kitty is comforted by Morris; Pat and Rosie, believing the other two to be on intimate terms, team up together. Mrs. Kelly is infuriated, and a dispute with the Feinbaums develops into a neighborhood battle. Pat withdraws from the alderman race to assure Barney's parole, the boy sets out to get revenge, and Ginsburg's shop is set afire during a battle; Morris saves Rosie, and Pat saves Kitty. The original lovers are united, along with Ginsburg and Mrs. Feinbaum.
- Rated
- Passed
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Released
- 1926
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1926
Storyline
Kitty Kelly, her brother Barney, and Mrs. Kelly are neighbors of Rosie Feinbaum and her mother, who live over the delicatessen of Moses Ginsburg on New York's East Side. Rosie is in love with young Morris Rosen, a hospital intern; Kitty loves Officer Pat Sullivan. With a gang, Barney attempts to hold up Ginsburg, and Officer Pat, pursuing the gang, wounds Barney in the shoulder. Although Kitty pleads with him, Pat places duty above love and takes Barney to a waiting ambulance. En route to the hospital, Kitty is comforted by Morris; Pat and Rosie, believing the other two to be on intimate terms, team up together. Mrs. Kelly is infuriated, and a dispute with the Feinbaums develops into a neighborhood battle. Pat withdraws from the alderman race to assure Barney's parole, the boy sets out to get revenge, and Ginsburg's shop is set afire during a battle; Morris saves Rosie, and Pat saves Kitty. The original lovers are united, along with Ginsburg and Mrs. Feinbaum.
Top credits
Viola Dana — Kitty Kelly- Tom B. Forman — Officer Pat Sullivan
Vera Gordon — Mrs. Feinbaum
Kathleen Myers — Rosie Feinbaum
Did you know
• This film survives in the Library of Congress.
• Kosher Kitty Kelly (1925). Musical comedy. Material by Leon De Costa. Music by Leon De Costa. Lyrics by Leon De Costa. Musical Direction by George Hirst. Music orchestrated by Hilding Anderson. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. Times Square Theatre (moved to Daly's 63rd Street Theatre from 21 Oct 1925 to close): 15 Jun 1925- 10 Dec 1925 (166 performances). Cast: Beatrice Allen, William Brainerd, Dorothy Gay, Robert Leonard, Basil Loughrane, Jennie Moscowitz, Charles F. O'Connor, Paul Porter, Marjorie Rooney, Fred Santley, Helen Shipman (as "Kitty Kelly"), Dorothy Walters, Max Wideman. Produced by Arch Productions, Inc.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
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