The Midnight Flower (1923)
Mary is called the "Midnight Flower" because each evening at midnight she does a wild dance atop a gaming table in a local gambling den. A young Spaniard in love with Mary, who would rescue her, stages a holdup at the most profitable table and passes the money on to her. In attempting to escape, she is caught, arrested, and jailed. While she is in prison, she meets a young evangelist who runs a mission in the slums. They fall in love, and on her release Mary joins him in the missionary work. This sets the local tongues wagging and complicates the affair until it is revealed that Mary is the daughter of a wealthy family--lost to a kidnapper when she was an infant.
Director: Leslie T. Peacocke
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Vola Vale as Mary — a foundling |
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Gaston Glass as Rev. Roy Allen |
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Al McKinnon as Valdido — ex-gypsy King |
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Carmen de Casson as Miska — his Queen |
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Sheldon Judson as Henry Gray — a nephew |
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J. Gorman Rex as Mr. James Gray |
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Margaret Diehl as Mrs. Gray |
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Goldie Fessendo as Flossie |
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Albert Valentino as Juan Tarranza |
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Frances Purvis as Girl (uncredited) |
| Writing | Donald I. Buchanan | Writer |
| Writing | Florence Herrington | Writer |
| Directing | Leslie T. Peacocke | Director |
