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The Bright Lights
Also known as [Bright Lights]
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle

Cast: Roscoe Arbuckle [Fatty], Mabel Normand [Mabel], William Jefferson [the sity slicker], Al St. John [the bartender], Joe Bordeau (Joe Bordeaux) [the man used as a battering ram by Fatty], Jimmy Bryant (James Bryant), Minta Durfee, G.A. Ely (Gilbert Ely)

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Assistant director, [?] Dave Anderson or Andy Anderson? / © 14 February 1916 by Triangle Film Corporation. © 10 March 1916 by Triangle Film Corporation. Released 20 February 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Lure of Broadway. The production was shot at the Triangle studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The film was rereleased in the USA by S.A. Lynch Enterprises, Incorporated.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: New York: New York

Listing updated: 2 September 2018.

References: Edmonds-Arbuckle p. 259; Fussell-Normand p. 262; Lahue-Kops p. 157; Spehr-American p. 444 : Website-IMDb.