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Midnight Mary is a 1933 American crime drama film starring Loretta Young as a woman on trial for murder. The film depicts her hard life and her involvement with a gangster and a lawyer.
Midnight Mary: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine. An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1933-06-30
While waiting for the jury to decide on her innocence in a murder trial, Mary Martin recalls her past to the court clerk: As a teenager, the orphaned Mary is falsely accused of theft and is sent to a house of corrections for three years.
- William Wellman, Dolph Zimmer
- Loretta Young
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While sometimes women get jostled or a swift slap in the pre-Code era, Midnight Mary features some of the most brutal violence against women of the time. Bunny (Merkel) gets a rather nasty hit from...
Midnight Mary has one of the best opening sequences, I think, of practically any film. We begin with a district attorney ranting, raving about a murderess, aiming his finger directly towards the camera as we find ourselves among a stoic jury. He warns us, spits invective and then rants angrily at the defendant. It’s then we’re treated to our first ...
The film’s DVD, as part of the third Forbidden Hollywood collection, features an excellent DVD commentary track by Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta. They discuss the film’s origins as a planned Jean...
This movie is highlighted and discussed in the fourth volume of The Pre-Code Companion.This film is available as part of the third Forbidden Hollywood collection, which also includes Other Men’s Women, The Purchase Price, Frisco Jenny, Heroes for Sale and Wild Boys of the Road.A pre-Code film about a woman who turns to crime after serving time in jail and facing social prejudice. The film features brutal violence, alcohol, sex, and a happy ending with a murder trial.
May 21, 2012 · Visit the grave of Mary E. Hart, also known as Midnight Mary, who was allegedly buried alive and cursed the world in her epitaph. Learn the story behind this spooky cemetery attraction and how to find it in Evergreen Cemetery.
Midnight Mary (Wayne-Raleigh) by Joey Powers, produced by Artie Wayne Originally recorded by Jerry Cole • 1st RECORDING OF: Midnight Mary (as ‘... , “Midnight Mary” became Joey’s only...
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Joey Powers was an American pop singer and songwriter who had a one hit wonder with "Midnight Mary" in 1964. He later became a record producer, booking agent, and minister, and died in 2017.
