The Midnight Alarm
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Directed byDavid Smith
Written byJames W. Harkins Jr. (play)
C. Graham Baker
Produced byAlbert E. Smith
StarringAlice Calhoun
Percy Marmont
Cullen Landis
CinematographyW. Steve Smith Jr.
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • August 19, 1923 (1923-08-19)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Midnight Alarm is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Alice Calhoun, Percy Marmont, and Cullen Landis.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] through some peculiar circumstances, Sparkle Carrington becomes a penniless orphan and, while her grandparents search for her, she and another waif run a newstand together. A young crook who loves her and knows of her connections plans to destroy the papers which will identify her, marry her, and get the money. Trapped in a burning building with him, she is rescued by a fire captain who loves her, is restored to her grandparents, and marries the captain.

Cast

References

  1. Munden, Kenneth White (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 508. ISBN 0520209699.
  2. "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Midnight Alarm". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York, NY: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 30. April 19, 1924. Retrieved November 18, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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