A corrupt art patron finds himself in love with the same girl as his stepson.A corrupt art patron finds himself in love with the same girl as his stepson.A corrupt art patron finds himself in love with the same girl as his stepson.
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- TriviaBela Lugosi kisses an actress in a very brief romantic scene. In an interview, he had mentioned interest in doing romantic roles, as he had done so onstage in Hungary. Alas, shortly after Dracula (1931), he was typecast as the heavy, and this would pretty much be the only romantic kiss he got to share in USA, on the big screen.
- GoofsWhen Nina is shot at the end, she holds her stomach but soon removes her hand, showing her dress is intact and revealing the complete absence of gunshot wound or blood.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
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Decent Melodrama
This 1925 film was one of the best silent film roles for Bela Lugosi, before he had even played Dracula on stage. Lila Lee gets top billing at the young age of 24, as she had already been in dozens of films. The story involves Lugosi as a wealthy art patron whose top singer is getting old. He is searching for a new prima donna, when his son, who is unhappily engaged, leaves his father's riches to prove himself on his own. The son, Don, then finds Lila Lee, Anna, on the streets when her elder music teacher is abused by a bully and he rescues them. Don brings Anna back to his father, only to find that his father is instantly infatuated with her. Many melodramatic twists ensue and there is a nice old-fashioned resolution. The Midnight Girl seems like classic, standard melodrama for its' day. The main standout of it today is the Lugosi presence. He is quite good and isn't the ham you may expect. There is not much directorial style, but ultimately this is a satisfying, enjoyable programmer if you're looking for this type of old-fashioned entertainment.
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- the_mysteriousx
- Apr 10, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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