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The Midnight Alarm

The Midnight Alarm

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 19, 1923

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama, Romance

Original Title

The Midnight Alarm

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

Director

David Smith

Description

Shortly after being made the executor of a wealthy man's estate, a man murders his benefactor. He then makes a play for the widow, who rebuffs him. To escape his arduous pursuit, she takes her little daughter on a trip but dies in an auto accident. The daughter is rescued but disappears. Her grandparents spend years looking for her, as does the executor who killed her father--if she's found she'll inherit the estate and he won't get a penny. He aims to see that she's never found, and if she is he plans to see that she doesn't live long enough to make a claim to the estate.