A Midnight Adventure

A Midnight Adventure

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A Midnight Adventure

"Plenty of suspense, thrills and chills in the picture!"

1928

1h 0m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

A murder is committed at a country mansion. All the guests present at the estate fall under immediate suspicion as investigators attempt to solve the mystery before they strike again.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

Fred Nicholson

Edna Murphy

Edna Murphy

Jeanne Wentworth

Ernest Hilliard

Ernest Hilliard

Randolph Sargent

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

Anthony Munroe

Allan Sears

Allan Sears

Bart Gainsborough

Virginia Kirtley

Virginia Kirtley

Alicia Gainsborough

Betty Caldwell

Betty Caldwell

Josephine Franklin

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Cassidy

Maude Truax

Patricia Royles

Ben Hall

Bertram Wellington Coy

Creative team

Directed by: Duke Worne
Written by: Arthur Hoerl

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