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London After Midnight

London After Midnight

Lon Chaney in a great Scotland Yard mystery

19276.51h 9m

Overview

The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. This film was lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire; only a few stills exist.

Directed by Tod Browning
Written by Tod Browning, Waldemar Young
Produced by Irving Thalberg, Tod Browning
Box OfficeBudget: $152KRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Professor Edward C. Burke

Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Lucille Balfour

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Sir James Hamlin

P

Percy Williams

Williams, Balfour's Butler

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

Arthur Hibbs

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Miss Smithson, the New Maid

Edna Tichenor

Edna Tichenor

Luna, Bat Girl

Claude King

Claude King

Roger Balfour

A

Andy MacLennan

Bat Girl's Assistant

A

Allan Cavan

Real Estate Broker (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

vampirebutlerinspectormaidsilent filmlost film

About London After Midnight

London After Midnight is a horror, mystery film released in 1927 exploring themes of vampire, butler, inspector, maid, silent film, lost film. Directed by Tod Browning, it stars Lon Chaney, Marceline Day, Henry B. Walthall. The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. This film was lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire; only a few stills exist.

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