Storyline
Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.
Cast & Crew
Mae Murray
Renée de Gontran / Renée de Quiros
Lead
John St. Polis
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Paul Weigel
Napoleon III (Prologue)
Earl Schenck
Emperor Maximilian - Prologue
Clarissa Selwynne
Empress Eugénie - Prologue
J. Farrell MacDonald
Duc de Moing (Prologue)
Monte Blue
Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
Robert McKim
João / Manuel Corrales
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Z. Leonard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mademoiselle Midnight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
