The Midnight Alarm
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David Smith
Director
Alice Calhoun
Sparkle/Mrs. Thornton
Percy Marmont
Capt. Harry Westmore
Cullen Landis
Chaser
Joseph Kilgour
Silas Carrington
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Aggie
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
1923
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 19 Aug 1923
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Midnight Alarm; a Drama in Five Acts by James W. Harkins, Jr. (c1889).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,100ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Mrs. Thornton, a widow whose husband was slain by Carrington, his business partner who was also executor of Thornton's estate, is killed in an automobile accident while attempting to flee from the villainous Carrington. Her daughter, Sparkle, survives and is found years later by Carrington. He is determined to disinherit her by destroying the documents that establish her identity. Carrington is thwarted by Mr. Tilwell, Sparkle's long-lost grandfather, and finally dies in a fire. Sparkle gets her inheritance, is reunited with her grandparents, and marries her sweetheart.
Director
David Smith
Director
Cast
Alice Calhoun
Sparkle/Mrs. Thornton
Percy Marmont
Capt. Harry Westmore
Cullen Landis
Chaser
Joseph Kilgour
Silas Carrington
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Aggie
George Pearce
Mr. Tilwell
Kitty Bradbury
Mrs. Tilwell
J. Gunnis Davis
Springer
Jean Carpenter
Susan
May Foster
Mrs. Berg
Fred Behrle
Bill
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
1923
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 19 Aug 1923
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Midnight Alarm; a Drama in Five Acts by James W. Harkins, Jr. (c1889).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,100ft
(7 reels)
