The Midlanders (1920)
Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.
Directors: Joseph De Grasse, Ida May Park.
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Bessie Love as Aurelie Lindstrom |
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Truman Van Dyke as Harlan Van Hart |
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Sydney Deane as Judge Van Hart |
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Frances Raymond as Mrs. Van Hart |
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Curt Rehfeld as Captain Lindstrom |
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C. Norman Hammond as John Lindstrom |
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Lloyd Bacon as Wiley Curran |
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Jack Donovan as Arney Vance |
| Art | Charles D. Hall | Art Direction |
| Directing | Joseph De Grasse | Director |
| Writing | Charles Tenney Jackson | Novel |
| Directing | Ida May Park | Director |
| Camera | King D. Gray | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ida May Park | Writer |