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Midnight Mary

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
CrimeDramaRomance
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
    • William A. Wellman
    • Anita Loos(original story)
    • Gene Markey(screen play)
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Loretta Young
    • Franchot Tone
    • Ricardo Cortez
    • William A. Wellman
    • Anita Loos(original story)
    • Gene Markey(screen play)
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Loretta Young
    • Franchot Tone
    • Ricardo Cortez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Ricardo Cortez and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Ricardo Cortez and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Ricardo Cortez and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Una Merkel and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Andy Devine, Martha Sleeper, and Franchot Tone in Midnight Mary (1933)
    Loretta Young in Midnight Mary (1933)

    Top cast

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    Loretta Young
    Loretta Young
    • Mary Martin
    Franchot Tone
    Franchot Tone
    • Tom Mannering Jr.
    Ricardo Cortez
    Ricardo Cortez
    • Leo Darcy
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Sam Travers
    Una Merkel
    Una Merkel
    • Bunny
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • District Attorney
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Angelo
    Ivan F. Simpson
    Ivan F. Simpson
    • Tindle
    • (as Ivan Simpson)
    Harold Huber
    Harold Huber
    • Puggy
    Sandy Roth
    • Blimp
    Martha Sleeper
    Martha Sleeper
    • Barbara Mannering
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Clerk
    • (as Charles Grapewin)
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Churchill
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • Charlie - the Cop
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Court Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Trial Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Anna - Mary's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Lynton Brent
    Lynton Brent
    • Court Photographer
    • (uncredited)
      • William A. Wellman
      • Anita Loos(original story)
      • Gene Markey(screen play)
      • Kathryn Scola(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Originally conceived as a vehicle for Jean Harlow.
    • Goofs
      In the opening courtroom scene, the Cosmopolitan magazine edition that Mary is reading differs between the long and close-up shots. The edition she reads in long shots is the February, 1933 edition and in close-up shots, she reads the May, 1933 edition.
    • Quotes

      Mary Martin: Are you ever serious about anything?

      Tom Mannering Jr.: No, what is there to be serious about? The income tax? Tonsils? The decline of the white race?

      [Potter, the butler enters]

      Tom Mannering Jr.: Of course there's always sex. How do feel about sex, Potter? Or, uh... do you?

      Potter - Tom's Butler: At this hour of the night, sir? It would be almost impossible to know.

    • Connections
      Featured in Complicated Women (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857) (uncredited)

      Written by James Pierpont

      In the score at Christmas

    User reviews31

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    Featured review
    7/10
    William Wellman Pre-Code
    A ravishingly beautiful 20-year-old Loretta Young is "Midnight Mary" in this 1933 melodrama directed by William Wellman. The film also stars Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, and Una Merkel. Young, on trial for murder of Cortez character, a gangster, is waiting for the jury to come in. She tells her story in flashback. Down on her luck, recently out of prison, she meets Cortez, becomes his girl and gets the easy life. One night, during a shooting, the wealthy Tone helps her escape. After she receives secretarial training, he gets her a job in his law firm. But her past catches up with her.

    Loretta Young is stunning and her clothes are fantastic. She gives a very good performance. Since it's a pre-code drama, there's talk of sex, suggestive scenes, and the women get slapped around.

    Very entertaining and absorbing, with Young a class act all the way.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 14 minutes
      • Black and White

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