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The Midlanders

The Midlanders

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1920

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Midlanders

Production Companies

Andrew J. Callaghan Productions Inc.

Director

Joseph De Grasse

Description

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.