After Midnight (1927 film)

After Midnight
Lobby card
Directed by	Monta Bell
Written by	Joseph Farnham (titles) Lorna Moon
Story by	Monta Bell
Starring	Norma Shearer Gwen Lee
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (*French)
Edited by	Blanche Sewell
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 20, 1927 (1927-08-20)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

After Midnight is a 1927 American silent drama film written and directed by Monta Bell. The film stars are Norma Shearer and Gwen Lee.[1] A copy of After Midnight is housed in the Cinémathèque Française.[2]

Synopsis

A story of New York's nightlife: Mary (Norma Shearer) is a cabaret hostess with a heart of gold and her sister Maizie (Gwen Lee) is a gold-digger with no heart.

Cast

• Norma Shearer as Mary Miller
• Lawrence Gray as Joe Miller
• Gwen Lee as Maizie
• Eddie Sturgis as Red Smith
• Philip Sleeman as Gus Van Gundy

References

1. White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
2. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: After Midnight

External links

• After Midnight at IMDb
• Lobby poster at Flickr