A Midnight Bell
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A Midnight Bell is a 1921 American silent comedy film. The film was directed and produced by its star, Charles Ray. His brother, Albert, is thought to have co-directed some scenes. The film is believed to be lost.[1]
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A Midnight Bell | |
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Directed by | Charles Ray |
Written by | Richard Andres (adaptation) |
Based on | A Midnight Bell by Charles Hale Hoyt (play) |
Produced by | Charles Ray |
Starring | Charles Ray Doris Pawn Donald MacDonald Van Dyke Brooke |
Cinematography | George Rizard |
Edited by | Harry L. Decker |
Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
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Running time | 6,140 ft. / 6 reels/ 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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The film is based on a play by the same name written by Charles Hale Hoyt that premiered on Broadway in 1889 with Maude Adams in a leading role and starred Eugene Canfield as Martin Tripp.[2][1]
Director Charles Ray went on to lose his entire fortune in 1923 when he produced The Courtship of Miles Standish, which was a terrible flop at the box office. He later died in 1943 from a severe tooth infection.[3]