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The Midnight Girl
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Wikipedia article
'The Midnight Girl' is a 1925 American drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Lila Lee and featuring Bla Lugosi.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MidnightGirl1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Midnight Girl'] at silentera.com
Plot
Lugosi plays, according to an intertitle, "Nicholas Harmon, the immensely wealthy patron of music" who "loved his weaknesses and his favorite weakness was Nina," his mistress, an opera singer whose voice is faltering. His stepson Don, an orchestra conductor, rejects the attentions of a society girl. Don becomes estranged from his stepfather in an argument, and leaves to succeed on his own. He helps the career of Anna, a newly arrived singer from Russia who becomes a nightclub star, the "Midnight Girl". Harmon sees her perform, and is entranced. He invites her to his apartment, where his attempts to seduce her become forceful. Anna fires at gun at him, but hits instead Nina, who has been hiding behind a curtain. Harmon realizes how much he loves Nina, and cradles her in his arms. At the end of the story, Don has married Anna, who is now a leading opera singer, and Harmon has married Nina.
Cast
Production
The film was adapted from a story by Garrett Fort, who would later co-write the screenplay for Lugosi's 'Dracula'. It was filmed in early 1925 at the Astoria Studios, on Long Island, New York."Sheen of the Silver Sheet", 'The Washington Post', Feb. 8, 1925, p. S-13.
In 1926, opera singer Nina Morgana sued Chadwick Pictures over 'The Midnight Girl', claiming that the opera singer character in named "Nina" is portrayed as "debauched" and "passe", and thus was damaging to Morgana's reputation.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20978281/nina_morgana_1926/ "Nina Morgana Avers Film Hurt Name; Seeks $25,000"] 'Daily News' (January 25, 1926): 6. via Newspapers.com
Preservation
A print of the film survives.
See also
* Bla Lugosi filmography
References
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