light of new york be the first all taking feature film and come in at a brisk 57 minute and direct by bryan foy ( of the famous vaudeville family ) . the story have two dopey barber ( cullen landis and eugene palette ) yearning for a chance at big city life and get involve with gangster and bootleg booze . one of the guy get frame for the murder of a cop but be save at the last minute by a gun moll ( gladys brockwell ) . much of the story take place in a night club call the night hawk and which be run by a crook name hawk ( wheeler oakman ) who have his eye on a pretty chorine ( helene costello ) who be the girl friend of landis . costello get to do a brief dance and and we hear harry downing ( make up to resemble ted lewis ) sing at dawn ) in his best al jolson style . the act range from good ( palette and brockwell ) to awful ( oakman ) . a couple of the actor muff their line but then keep right on with the scene . a note elsewhere this be intend to be a short 2 reeler and be make on a shoestring budget . yet the sound quality be surprisingly good and the voice all register clearly and and there be a neat cinematic touch in the silhouette death . the film be a box office smash even though it be show a a silent film where theater be not wire for the new sound technology . no one expect this little film to gross an amazing $ 1 . 3 million . it briefly make star of costello and landis and certainly launch palette on his long career a a star character actor . co star include mary carr a the mother and robert elliott a the detective and eddie kane a the street cop and and tom dugan a a thug .