Mademoiselle Midnight

Mademoiselle Midnight
File:Mademoiselle Midnight.jpg 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	Tiffany Productions
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release dates	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. A complete print of the film survives.

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

• Mae Murray - Renée de Gontran / Renée de Quiros
• John St. Polis - Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
• Paul Weigel - Napoleon III (Prologue)
• Earl Schenck - Emperor Maximilian (Prologue)
• Clarissa Selwynne - Empress Eugénie (Prologue)
• J. Farrell MacDonald - Duc de Moing (Prologue)
• Monte Blue - Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
• Robert McKim - João / Manuel Corrales
• Robert Edeson - Don Pedro de Quiros
• Nick De Ruiz - Don José de Quiros
• Nigel De Brulier - Dr. Sanchez
• Johnny Arthur - Carlos de Quiros

External links

• Mademoiselle Midnight at IMDb
• Still from Mademoiselle Midnight