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The Midnight Girl Directed by Wilfred Noy Produced by I. E. Chadwick Written by Jean Conover
Wilfred Noy
Garrett Fort (story)Starring Lila Lee
Gareth Hughes
Béla LugosiCinematography G. W. Bitzer
Frank ZuckerRelease date(s) 15 February, 1925 Running time 84 minutes Country United States Language Silent
English intertitlesThe Midnight Girl is a 1925 drama film directed by Wilfred Noy, starring Lila Lee and featuring Béla Lugosi.
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Story
Lugosi plays, according to an intertitle, "Nicholas Harmon, the immensely wealthy patron of music" who "loved his weaknesses — and his favorite weakness was Nina," his mistress, an opera singer whose voice is faltering. His stepson Don, an orchestra conductor, rejects the attentions of a society girl. Don becomes estranged from his stepfather in an argument, and leaves to succeed on his own. He helps the career of Anna, a newly arrived singer from Russia who becomes a nightclub star, the "Midnight Girl". Harmon sees her perform, and is entranced. He invites her to his apartment, where his attempts to seduce her become forceful. Anna fires at gun at him, but hits instead Nina, who has been hiding behind a curtain. Harmon realizes how much he loves Nina, and cradles her in his arms. At the end of the story, Don has married Anna, who is now a leading opera singer, and Harmon has married Nina.
The movie was adapted from a story by Garrett Fort, who would later write the screenplay for Lugosi's Dracula. It was filmed in early 1925 at Long Island Studios, on Long Island, New York.[1] A print of the film survives. [2]
Cast
- Lila Lee - Anna
- Gareth Hughes - Don Harmon
- Béla Lugosi - Nicholas Harmon
- Dolores Cassinelli - Nina
- Charlotte Walker - Mrs. Schuyler
- Ruby Blaine - Natalie Schuyler
- John D. Walsh - Victor
- William Harvey - Nifty Louis
- Sidney Paxton - Joe
- Signor N. Salerno - Manager
- Flora Finch - Landlady
See also
References
- ^ "Sheen of the Silver Sheet", The Washington Post, Feb. 8, 1925, p. S-13.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Midnight Girl". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MidnightGirl1925.html. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
External links
- The Midnight Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- The Midnight Girl is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- American films
- 1925 films
- Black-and-white films
- 1920s drama films
- Silent films
- Films directed by Wilfred Noy
- Silent drama film stubs
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