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Mademoiselle Midnight

Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.

Top Cast

  • Mae Murray

    Mae Murray

    Renée de Gontran / Renée de Quiros

  • John St. Polis

    John St. Polis

    Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)

  • Paul Weigel

    Paul Weigel

    Napoleon III (Prologue)

  • Earl Schenck

    Earl Schenck

    Emperor Maximilian - Prologue

  • Clarissa Selwynne

    Clarissa Selwynne

    Empress Eugénie - Prologue

  • J. Farrell MacDonald

    J. Farrell MacDonald

    Duc de Moing (Prologue)

  • Monte Blue

    Monte Blue

    Owen Burke / Jerry Brent

  • Robert McKim

    Robert McKim

    João / Manuel Corrales

  • Robert Edeson

    Robert Edeson

    Don Pedro de Quiros

Overview

Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.

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