Mademoiselle Midnight

Mademoiselle Midnight

Italian Poster
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Produced by Robert Z. Leonard
Written by Carl Harbaugh
John Russell
Starring Mae Murray
Monte Blue
Production
company
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
 April 14, 1924 (1924-04-14)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Mademoiselle Midnight is a 1924 American silent drama starring Mae Murray and directed by Murray's then husband, Robert Z. Leonard. The film was written by Carl Harbaugh and John Russell. The film was the final release of Metro under the Tiffany Productions banner, owned by the couple.[1] A complete print of the film survives.[2]

Plot

Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Eames, John Douglas (1988). The MGM Story: The Complete History Of Fifty Roaring Years. Crown Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 0-517-52613-1.
  2. ↑ Mademoiselle Midnight at silentera.com


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