Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

74 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | June 30, 1933

A young woman is on trial for murder. In flashback, we learn of her struggles to overcome poverty as a teenager -- a mistaken arrest and prison term for shoplifting and lack of employment lead to involvement with gangsters. In a brothel, she meets a young lawyer, scion of a wealthy and prestigious family, who falls for her and helps her turn around her life. But her past catches up with her, and she must face the music rather than cause him scandal.

Midnight Mary

74 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | June 30, 1933

Midnight Mary
A young woman is on trial for murder. In flashback, we learn of her struggles to overcome poverty as a teenager -- a mistaken arrest and prison term for shoplifting and lack of employment lead to involvement with gangsters. In a brothel, she meets a young lawyer, scion of a wealthy and prestigious family, who falls for her and helps her turn around her life. But her past catches up with her, and she must face the music rather than cause him scandal.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Midnight Mary
Directors William A. Wellman
Writers Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola, Anita Loos

Cast

Loretta Young

as Mary Martin

Ricardo Cortez

as Leo Darcy

Franchot Tone

as Thomas 'Tom' Mannering Jr.

Andy Devine

as Samuel 'Sam' / 'Sammy' Travers

Una Merkel

as Bunny 'Bun'

Frank Conroy

as District Attorney

Warren Hymer

as Angelo Ricci

Ivan F. Simpson

as Mr. Tindle

Harold Huber

as 'Puggy' Nestle

Sandy Roth

as Blimp

Martha Sleeper

as Barbara Mannering

Charley Grapewin

as Clerk

Halliwell Hobbes

as Churchill

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Charlie the Cop

Ernie Adams

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Reginald Barlow

as Trial Judge (uncredited)

Louise Beavers

as Mary's Maid Anna (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Don Brodie

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

as Club Imperial Doorman (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Greig

as Tom's Butler Potter (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

as Detective (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Masher (uncredited)

Nelson McDowell

as Salvation Army Leader (uncredited)

Miki Morita

as Chinese Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Club Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited)

Phillips Smalley

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

as Club Imperial Manager (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

as Mrs. Ward the Landlady (uncredited)