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Midnight
Midnight
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Directed by	Maurice Campbell
Screenplay by	Harvey F. Thew
Starring	Constance Binney; William Courtleigh; Sidney Bracey; Arthur Stuart Hull; Herbert Fortier; Helen Lynch; Edward Martindel
Cinematography	H. Kinley Martin
Production; company	Realart Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 19, 1922;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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Midnight is a lost^[1] 1922 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Campbell and written by Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Constance Binney, William Courtleigh, Sidney Bracey, Arthur Stuart Hull, Herbert Fortier, Helen Lynch, and Edward Martindel. The film was released on February 19, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Edna Morris (Binney), daughter of William Morris (Courtleigh), American ambassador to a South American country, is inveigled into a hasty marriage with George Potter (Hull), an attache of the embassy. That same day George is threatened with arrest for embezzlement and escapes by leaping into the bay. He is believed drowned. Edna's father resigns his post and they return to their American home. On an adjoining estate is Senator Dart (Martindel) and his son Jack (Mulhall). Edna falls in love with Jack and their engagement is announced. George returns and attempts to blackmail Edna's father, who then forbids the marriage of Edna and Jack. However, the couple elope and are married right at midnight. Upon their return home, Edna finds George's body in the library. The butler clears up the mystery, stating that he shot the man in the dark, thinking he was a burglar. A bullet from Potter's gun hit the wall clock and it shows that the shooting occurred ten minutes before midnight.

Cast[edit]

Constance Binney as Edna Morris
William Courtleigh as William Morris
Sidney Bracey as Dodd
Arthur Stuart Hull as George Potter
Herbert Fortier as Bishop Astor
Helen Lynch as Grace Astor
Edward Martindel as Senator Dart
Jack Mulhall as Jack Dart

References[edit]

^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Midnight
^ Janiss Garza (2016). "Midnight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "Midnight". afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "Reviews: Midnight". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (9). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 61–62. February 25, 1922.

External links[edit]

Midnight at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Midnight

[2] Janiss Garza (2016). "Midnight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[3] "Midnight". afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[Herald-4] "Reviews: Midnight". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (9). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 61–62. February 25, 1922.

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