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  • Midnight (1917)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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Midnight (1917)
Short | Short, Drama
While a priest sits in his room he hears his doorbell ring. He can discover no one, but finally admits a girl who seemed to be drenched to the skin. He goes with her to administer the sacraments to a dying man. She leads him to the ...See moreWhile a priest sits in his room he hears his doorbell ring. He can discover no one, but finally admits a girl who seemed to be drenched to the skin. He goes with her to administer the sacraments to a dying man. She leads him to the tenement district, where the priest finds that the police are searching for a murderer, but knowing the priest, they let him pass, not seeming to notice the girl. She stops at a house, but the landlord declares that no one occupies his rooms, but the girl leads the priest up the stairs to a small bedroom where a man is found to be mortally wounded. He is surprised to see the priest, who wishes to call a physician, but the dying man only asks that he administer the sacraments. The office done, the priest asks the dying man what he wants to do about his daughter, but the dying man says that his daughter died years ago, and since then he has been drinking heavily. On the table is a picture of the girl who led the priest to the house, and the dying man declares that she has been acting as a daughter to him for some time. When the police enter the room the priest gently tells them that they have no need for the man as he is dead. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Allen Holubar (as Allen J. Holubar)
Writers
Elliott J. Clawson (scenario) (as E.J. Clawson) | Frank H. Spearman (story)
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Updated Jan 14, 1917
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Jan 14, 1917 (United States)

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