Bela Lugosi 2 RARE Silent Films Silent Command 1923 Midnight Girl 1925
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Reference Number: Avaluer:8227043 | Genre: Horror |
Sub-Genre: Classical | Release Year: 1940 |
Movie/TV Title: Friday | Format: DVD |
Plot Benadict Hisston is a foreign agent, part of a conspiracy to destroy the Panama Canal and the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet. He attempts to acquire information about mine placement in the Canal Zone from Captain Richard Decatur, but fails. With that informat...ion essential to the conspiracy's success, he then hires vamp Peg Williams to obtain the intelligence through seduction. Decatur is not fooled, and obeys the "silent command" of the Chief of Naval Intelligence to play along with the spies without revealing his purpose to friends or family. He is court-martialed, stripped of rank, and dismissed from the Navy after he strikes an admiral. His association with Williams estranges him from his wife, but earns him the trust of Hisston and the other spies. When the conspirators are ready to enact their plan, he travels to Panama with them. He thwarts their attempt at sabotage, saving the canal and the fleet. He is reinstated into the Navy, reunited with his wife, and honored by the nation for his heroism The Midnight Girl 1925 61 Min
Plot Lugosi plays, according to an intertitle, "Nicholas Harmon, the immensely wealthy patron of music" who "loved his weaknesses — and his favorite weakness was Nina, " his mistress, an opera singer whose voice is faltering. His stepson Don, an orchestra conductor, rejects the attentions of a society girl. Don becomes estranged from his stepfather in an argument, and leaves to succeed on his own. He helps the career of Anna, a newly arrived singer from Russia who becomes a nightclub star, the "Midnight Girl". Harmon sees her perform, and is entranced. He invites her to his apartment, where his attempts to seduce her become forceful. Anna fires at gun at him, but hits instead Nina, who has been hiding behind a curtain. Harmon realizes how much he loves Nina, and cradles her in his arms. At the end of the story, Don has married Anna, who is now a leading opera singer, and Harmon has married Nina. Please Remember these Movies are over 95 years OldThey Are Not HD Quality , They are the Best Quality Available Please do not Buy if you are expecting High Definition Quality- Your Disc Will Come in A Plain White Envelope with the Title written on the Envelope not on the Disc- Your Item Will come on a High Quality DVD-r Disc This Movie is in Public DomainDate of release: April 12 , 1923
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