The Midlanders

The Midlanders (1920)

BESSE LOVE THE PRINCESS CHARMING in The Midlanders

Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.

Date of release
1920-12-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ida May Park, Joseph De Grasse

Casting

Interesting facts

The Midlanders is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bessie Love and directed by husband and wife duo Joseph De Grasse and Ida May Park. It was produced by Andrew J. Callaghan Productions and distributed by Federated Film Exchanges of America. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Charles Tenney Jackson, published by Bobbs-Merrill Company.

Production

Interiors were filmed in a studio in Los Angeles, and exteriors were filmed in Rio Vista. To prepare for her performance, Bessie Love took dance classes at Theodore Kosloff's ballet school.

After its release, producer Andrew J. Callaghan sued Federated Film Exchanges, saying that the distributor had not paid the full amount to distribute this film, Bonnie May, and Penny of Top Hill Trail.

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