Mademoiselle Midnight

Mademoiselle Midnight

1924 · 67 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

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.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · Written by Carl Harbaugh

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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

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