{"product_id":"mae-murray-double-feature-mademoiselle-midnight-1924silent-a-mo-mod-dvd-movie","title":"Mae Murray Double Feature: Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)(Silent) \/ A Mo (MOD) (DVD MOVIE)","description":"Mae Murray (1885-1965) was one of the most popular screen sirens of the silent era, known to audiences as \"The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips\". Starting as a chorus girl in the Ziegfeld Follies, she made her film debut in \u003ci\u003eTo  Have and to Hold\u003c\/i\u003e (1916). Her career really took off after playing the title role in Erich von Stroheim's \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Widow\u003c\/i\u003e (1925). Moviegoers loved her extravagant costumes (which she often designed herself) and over-the-top emoting. Murray's acting style, however, didn't hold up so well when sound was introduced. After incurring the wrath of Louis B. Mayer by walking out on her MGM contract, she retired from films completely. A true free spirit, Murray was married four times, and posed for more than one nude portrait, some of which still hang in art museums today. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMademoiselle Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1924): \u003c\/b\u003eRenee Sorolla is a hedonistic young woman who calls herself \"Mademoiselle Midnight\". An unrepentant party girl, she borrows the name from her grandmother, a French courtesan who incurred the wrath of Napoleon himself.  Renee considers leaving behind her reckless ways after meeting Jerry Brent, an idealistic American diplomat. Those dreams are dashed when her home is broken into by the bandit Joao, who kills Renee's father and forces her to marry him. Now Renee's only chance is to get a message to Jerry in America, who she prays still loves her. \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle Midnight \u003c\/i\u003e was directed by Murray's then-husband, Robert Z. Leonard, and produced by the company the couple founded in 1921, Tiffany Pictures. After their divorce in 1925, Tiffany quickly went downhill, becoming known as a Poverty Row studio. Leonard went to work at MGM, where he directed classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Divorcee\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Ziegfeld\u003c\/i\u003e (1936). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mormon Maid\u003c\/i\u003e (1917): \u003c\/b\u003eDora is an innocent young girl who lives with her mother and father in the wilderness of Utah. When a rogue band of Indians attack their home, a pair of Mormon men who live nearby rescue the family. Brought to live in their colony, the Mormon leader, Darius Burr, takes an interest in Dora. Soon the virginal young woman is forced against her will to join Burr's flock of wives. Another collaboration by the husband-and-wife team, \u003ci\u003eA Mormon Maid\u003c\/i\u003e was intended by director Leonard to show the pros and cons of Mormonism. When the end result seemed more biased against, Paramount refused to release it, leaving it to be distributed by independent company Friedman Enterprises. Co-star Frank Borzage would become a director, best known for films such as \u003ci\u003e7th Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e (1927) and \u003ci\u003eMan's Castle\u003c\/i\u003e (1933).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"COLOR: #0000ff\"\u003eDVD Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Rated:  NR\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Runtime:  2 hours,  15 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Encoding: Region 1(US \u0026amp; Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Originally Released:  1\/1\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;Label:  Alpha Video\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring: Mae Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: blue 3px solid; BORDER-LEFT: blue 3px solid; WIDTH: 675px; HEIGHT:140px; BORDER-TOP: blue 3px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: blue 3px solid\"\u003eThis product is made-on-demand by the manufacturer using DVD-R recordable media. Almost all DVD players can play DVD-Rs (except for some older models made before 2000) - please consult your owner's manual for formats compatible with your player. These DVD-Rs may not play on all computers or DVD player\/recorders. To address this, the manufacturer recommends viewing this product on a DVD player that does not have recording capability. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53382396870956,"sku":"089218772299","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/6327\/4284\/files\/Mae-Murray-Double-Feature-Mademoiselle-Midnight-1924-Silent-A-Mo-MOD-DVD-MOVIE.jpg?v=1782476687","url":"https:\/\/www.margaritasvideostore.com\/products\/mae-murray-double-feature-mademoiselle-midnight-1924silent-a-mo-mod-dvd-movie","provider":"Margarita's Video Store LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}