The Midnight Alarm

Overview

Shortly after being made the executor of a wealthy man's estate, a man murders his benefactor. He then makes a play for the widow, who rebuffs him. To escape his arduous pursuit, she takes her little daughter on a trip but dies in an auto accident. The daughter is rescued but disappears. Her grandparents spend years looking for her, as does the executor who killed her father--if she's found she'll inherit the estate and he won't get a penny. He aims to see that she's never found, and if she is he plans to see that she doesn't live long enough to make a claim to the estate.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 19, 1923

Original language

English

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

Cast

Alice Calhoun,Jeanne Carpenter,Percy Marmont,Fred Behrle,May Foster,Kitty Bradbury,George C. Pearce,J. Gunnis Davis,Maxine Elliott Hicks,Cullen Landisand 1 more

Director

David Smith

Writer

James W. Harkins Jr.,C. Graham Baker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0014272