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The Midnight Man
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The Midnight Man

1919-09-01 · 270 min · ★ 9.0

Adventure

Bob Gilmore, a young clubman, is called by telephone to his home, where his parents are giving him a birthday party. He overhears one of the men guests make a slurring remark about his mother's appearance, and proceeds to punish him then and there, throwing the entire gathering into an uproar. Later in the evening he assumes guilt for a check which had been in reality forged by his foster father, in order to save the mother's feelings, but obtains a written confession from the guilty man for future use if necessary. Learning that he had been adopted from a foundling asylum in infancy, Bob decides to go to New York to see if he cannot learn his real name, which he understands begins with "Mor."

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Directors
James W. Horne
Production companies
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

James J. CorbettJames J. CorbettBob Gilmore aka Jim Stevens aka The Midnight Man
Kathleen O'ConnorKathleen O'ConnorNell Morgan
Joseph W. GirardJoseph W. GirardHenry Morgan
Noble JohnsonNoble JohnsonSpike
Orral HumphreyOrral HumphreyJohn Zafara
Joseph SingletonJoseph SingletonSteve Arnold
Ann ForrestAnn Forrest
Georgia WoodthorpeMartha Gilmore
Frank JonassonJohn Gilmore
William SauterHargreaves
Sam Polo
Montgomery Carlyle

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