The Midnight Sun is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Laura La Plante, Pat O'Malley, and Michael Vavitch.[1] It is based on a novel by the French writer Pierre Benoît.[2] The film is set in pre-Revolutionary Tsarist Russia.
The Midnight Sun | |
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Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
Written by | Pierre Benoît (novel) Andrew Percival Younger |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Laura La Plante Pat O'Malley Michael Vavitch |
Cinematography | Jackson Rose Ernest F. Smith |
Music by | Edward Kilenyi |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film includes a brief scene shot in Technicolor.
Some on-location scenes were filmed in Truckee, California.[2]
A complete print of The Midnight Sun is located in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3] It has not been released to the public on dvd or other format.[4]
The films of Dimitri Buchowetzki | |
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