Midnight Molly is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Evelyn Brent in a dual role.[1] A print of the film exists in the BFI National Archive.[2]

Midnight Molly
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Directed by	Lloyd Ingraham
Written by	Fred Myton
Starring	Evelyn Brent
Cinematography	Silvano Balboni
Production company	Gothic Pictures
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	January 11, 1925 (1925-01-11)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Midnight Molly (Brent), female their, surprised by detectives as she is stealing a painting, escapes but is rundown by an automobile and is taken to the hospital. Margaret (Brent), wife of District Attorney John Warren (Gordon), elopes with adventurer George Calvin (Bary). John is called to he hospital and finds that Molly is the double of his wife. Hoping to avert a scandal, he takes her to his home. Molly recovers and keeps up the deception. John runs for governor. Calvin hears of this and, seeing a chance for blackmail, returns. Detective Daley is suspicious of Molly and hopes to trap her by taking her fingerprints. However, Daley's stoolpigeon squeals on his plans. Molly goes to Margaret and forces her to come to the Warren house and be fingerprinted, saving the situation. Margaret and Calvin are later killed, and John and Molly are married.

Cast

• Evelyn Brent as Margaret Warren / Midnight Molly
• John T. Dillon as Daley (credited as John Dillon)
• Bruce Gordon as John Warren
• Léon Bary as George Calvin (as Leon Barry)
• John Gough as Fogarty

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Midnight Molly.

• Midnight Molly at IMDb
• Midnight Molly at AllMovie