Midnight Faces (1926)

A young man inherits a mansion in a Florida swamp from an uncle he never knew he had. When he, his assistant and the estate's executor arrive at the house, the audience catches sight of ... See full summary »

Director:

Bennett Cohen

Writers:

Bennett Cohen, Forrest Sheldon

Stars:

Ralph Bushman, Jack Perrin, Kathryn McGuire

Cast

Cast overview:
Ralph Bushman	...	Lynn Claymore (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
Jack Perrin	...	Richard Mason
Kathryn McGuire	...	Mary Bronson
Edward Peil Sr.	...	Suie Chang
Charles Belcher	...	Samuel Lund
Nora Cecil	...	Mrs. Hart
Martin Turner	...	Trohelius Snapp
Eddie Dennis	...	Useless McGurk
Al Hallett	...	Otis the Butler
Andrew Waldron	...	Peter Marlin (as Andy Waldron)
Larry Fisher	...	Red O'Connor

Storyline

A young man inherits a mansion in a Florida swamp from an uncle he never knew he had. When he, his assistant and the estate's executor arrive at the house, the audience catches sight of someone crawling in the window, though the house is supposed to be unoccupied. As the house staff begins to arrive they sense a strange presence in the house, and when a young woman no one knows runs into the house to escape a knife-wielding psycho, the occupants realize they may be in danger from both outside and inside the house.

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Plot Keywords:

old dark house | haunted house | melodrama | time in title

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

25 March 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Midnight Fires

Company Credits

Production Co:

Otto K. Schreier Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Decent

Midnight Faces (1926)

** (out of 4)

Lynn Claymore (Francis X. Bushman, Jr.) inherits an old house out in the swamp in the middle of nowhere. Once there he sees a mysterious figure and lady a woman comes running in the house saying a madman with a knife is stalking her. This is an early "old dark house"/horror film that really doesn't know what it's trying to be. There's some minor comedy from the typical stereotyped black man, the horror elements aren't really creepy and the old dark house isn't all that creepy either. Even at 56-minutes this here seems a bit too long.

As of now, this film is only available through the public domain company Alpha, so don't expect perfect quality.