Paris at Midnight
Directed byE. Mason Hopper
E. J. Babille (assistant)
Written byFrances Marion (adaptation)
Based onLe Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac
Produced byMetropolitan Pictures Corporation of California
StarringJetta Goudal
Lionel Barrymore
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
Distributed byProducers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
Release date
  • April 18, 1926 (1926-04-18)
Running time
70 minutes; 7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Paris at Midnight is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Jetta Goudal and Lionel Barrymore and was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.[1] It was based on the novel Le Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Eugene de Rastagnic, an impoverished artist loves Victorine Tallefer, an abandoned girl who stays at the same boarding house in Paris, but because of a lack of money turns away from her. They comfort Frederic Tallefer, an old man who also boards at the same place, and who gives all of his money to his two daughters who live in comfort. Eugene meets Delphine, one of the man's libertine daughters, and becomes infatuated with her. Vautrin, a man of mystery at the boarding house, makes the abandoned girl’s father, who hates her because her mother deserted him, take her back. Several interesting incidents occur because of the actions of Vautrin, who seems to find ways to resolve the problems of the boarding house residents. The artist Eugene finally realizes that he loves Victorine and they are reunited.

Cast

Preservation

A print of Paris at Midnight is preserved at the Cinémathèque Française, Paris.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. ↑ "Paris at Midnight". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Pictures: Paris at Midnight". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 25 (3): 52. April 3, 1926. Retrieved May 1, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Paris at Midnight
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