The Midlanders

The Midlanders

BESSE LOVE THE PRINCESS CHARMING in The Midlanders

NR 1920 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.

Directed by Joseph De Grasse · Written by Ida May Park

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Bessie Love Aurelie Lindstrom
Truman Van Dyke Harlan Van Hart
Sydney Deane Judge Van Hart
Frances Raymond Mrs. Van Hart
Curt Rehfeld Captain Lindstrom
C. Norman Hammond John Lindstrom
Lloyd Bacon Wiley Curran
Jack Donovan Arney Vance

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