The Midnight Sun (film)
The Midnight Sun is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Laura La Plante, Pat O'Malley, and Michael Vavitch.[1] It is based on a novel by the French writer Pierre Benoît.[2] The film is set in pre-Revolutionary Tsarist Russia.
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Ad in The Film Daily, 1926
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| Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
| Written by | Pierre Benoît (novel) Andrew Percival Younger |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Laura La Plante Pat O'Malley Michael Vavitch |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose Ernest F. Smith |
| Music by | Edward Kilenyi |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film includes a brief scene shot in Technicolor.
Cast
- Laura La Plante as Olga 'The Midnight Sun' Morova
- Pat O'Malley as Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
- Michael Vavitch as Duke's Adjutant
- Raymond Keane as Alexei Orloff, a Russian Officer
- Earl Metcalfe as Nicolai Orloff
- George Siegmann as Ivan Kusmin, a Banker
- Arthur Hoyt as Yessky, Kusmin's Secretary
- Medea Radzina as Anisya, Olga's Companion
- Nicholas Soussanin as Duke's Aide
- Cesare Gravina as Opera Director
- Nina Romano as Barbara
- Albert Prisco as Messenger
- George B. Williams as Ruined Banker
Production
Some on-location scenes were filmed in Truckee, California.[2]
Preservation
A complete print of The Midnight Sun is located in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3] It has not been released to the public on dvd or other format.[4]
References
- Munden p. 511
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Midnight Sun at silentera.com
- Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Midnight Sun
- Movie Silently's Ten Most Wanted Silent Films (That Still Live in Vaults), at moviessilently.com
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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- The Midnight Sun at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com
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