Midsummer Madness (1921 film) explained

Midsummer Madness
Director:	William C. deMille
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky William C. deMille
Starring:	Jack Holt Conrad Nagel Lois Wilson Lila Lee
Cinematography:	L. Guy Wilky
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	60 mins.
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Midsummer Madness is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel His Friend and His Wife by Cosmo Hamilton.

The film was directed by William C. deMille, and stars Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, and Lila Lee. It is the film debut of Ethel Wales. A copy of Midsummer Madness is preserved at the Library of Congress.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Jack Holt as Bob Meredith
• Conrad Nagel as Julian Osborne
• Lois Wilson as Margaret Meredith
• Lila Lee as Daisy Osborne
• Betty Francisco as Mary Miller
• Claire McDowell as Mrs. Osborne
• Peaches Jackson as Peggy Meredith
• Ethel Wales as Mrs. Hicks
• Charles Ogle as Caretaker
• Lillian Leighton as Caretaker's Wife
• George Kuwa as Japanese Servant

External links

• • • Page devoted to the film

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MidsummerMadness1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Midsummer Madness
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at the Library of Congress(<-book title) p.116 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2041/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Midsummer Madness