''Mademoiselle Midnight'' is a 1924 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
starring
Mae Murray
Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...
and directed by Murray's then husband,
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star Mae Murray with the two formin ...
. The film was written by
Carl Harbaugh
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Carl Harbaugh ( – February 26, 1960) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director.
Biography
On Broadway, Harbaugh performed in ''The Greyhound'' (1912) and ''The Bludgeon'' (1914).
He was married to Frances Lawson Bouis (? - ...
and
John Russell. The film was the final release of
Metro under the
Tiffany Productions banner, owned by the couple. A complete print of the film survives.
The film depicts a
love triangle between a Mexican heiress (granddaughter of a French exile), an American traveler, and a local
outlaw.
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
Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...
at
Eugénie de Montijo'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
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1924 films
1924 comedy films
American comedy films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Films set in Mexico
Tiffany Pictures films
Cultural depictions of Napoleon III
1920s American films
Films with screenplays by John Russell (screenwriter)
Films about outlaws
Silent American comedy films
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