‘Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ premieres in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1927)


Video: 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans' trailer

(Friday, September 23, 1927, 8:30 p.m. EDT)Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, an American silent romantic drama film about a farmer’s affair with a city woman and how it almost destroys his life, premiered tonight at Times Square Theater in New York City.

Directed by F. W. Murnau, the film starred George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor and Margaret Livingston.


Video: 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | F.W. Murnau (1927).'