Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
Directed by	William A. Wellman
Written by	Anita Loos (story); Gene Markey; Kathryn Scola
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard (assoc. producer)
Starring	Loretta Young; Ricardo Cortez; Franchot Tone
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	William S. Gray
Music by	William Axt
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 30, 1933;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Midnight Mary is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone.

Plot

The story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a courtroom on trial for murder. As the jury leaves to deliberate her fate, the story depicts flashbacks on Mary's hard life as a woman living in a large city of the 1930s as well as on the two lusty men—a gangster, Leo Darcy (Cortez), and a lawyer, Tom Mannering, Jr. (Tone)—with whom she is involved.^[1]

Cast

Loretta Young as Mary Martin ("Midnight Mary")
Ricardo Cortez as Leo Darcy
Franchot Tone as Tom Mannering, Jr.
Andy Devine as Sam Travers
Una Merkel as Bunny
Frank Conroy as the District Attorney
Warren Hymer as Angelo Ricci
Ivan F. Simpson as Tindle (credited as Ivan Simpson)
Harold Huber as 'Puggy' Nestle
Sandy Roth as Blimp
Martha Sleeper as Barbara Loring Mannering
Charley Grapewin as Clerk (credited as Charles Grapewin)
Halliwell Hobbes as Churchill
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Charlie, the Cop
Ernie Adams as Court Photographer
Reginald Barlow as Trial Judge
Louise Beavers as Anna, Mary's Maid
Lynton Brent as Court Photographer
Don Brodie as Court Photographer
Mike Donlin as Guard at Club Imperial
Robert Dudley as Mannering's Night Watchman
Bill Elliott as Party Guest
Robert Greig as Potter - Tom's Butler
Wilfred Lucas as Nightclub Bouncer
Philo McCullough as Masher
Nelson McDowell as Salvation Army Leader
Miki Morita as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Bob Perry as Head Waiter at Club Saraband
Lee Phelps as Club Imperial Floor Manager
Charles Sellon as Night Watchman
Phillips Smalley as Defense Attorney
Richard Tucker as Club Imperial Manager
Otto Yamaoka as Chinese Proprietor

References

^ Midnight Mary, plot overview, cast and crew credits, and production details; online catalog of the American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

External links

Midnight Mary at the TCM Movie Database
Midnight Mary at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Midnight Mary at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Stills at Movie Classics
Stills at torontofilmsociety.org

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[1] Midnight Mary, plot overview, cast and crew credits, and production details; online catalog of the American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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