Comedy · United States of America · 1926 · 50m

The Midnight Kiss

Director

Cast

Janet Gaynor as Mildred Hastings Richard Walling as Thomas H. Atkins, Jr. George Irving as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr. Doris Lloyd as Ellen Atkins Tempe Pigott as Grandma Spencer Gladys McConnell as Lenore Hastings

Crew

Conrad Wells — Director of Photography Alfred A. Cohn — Screenplay

Synopsis

While vain Lenore Hastings busies herself with her romantic pursuits, Lenore's kid sister Mildred tries to keep the family of her boyfriend Thomas from going broke. Mildred works up a business arrangement, whereby she will sell Thomas' father's 250 pigs for a dollar each. Though Lenore is appalled by Mildred's "disgraceful" behavior, the younger girl quickly earns the respect of everyone in town

Mood & Themes

pigs

Key Collaborators

Irving Cummings Director Conrad Wells Director of Photography Alfred A. Cohn Screenplay

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