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Midnight Mary is a american film of genre Drama directed by William A. Wellman released in USA on 30 june 1933 with Loretta Young
Midnight Mary (1933)
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Midnight Mary is a 1933 American Pre-Code film that reveals in flashbacks the hard life of a woman on trial for murder. The film stars Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone.
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Une jeune femme jouée par Loretta Young se retrouve devant un tribunal pour meurtre. Pendant que le jury se retire pour délibérer, l'accusée est emmenée dans le bureau du greffier. Là, dans ce minuscule bureau, elle aperçoit les années de greffes rangées dans les étagères. 1919 "C'est là que je suis née". Débute alors un flashback; le décès de sa mère à 9 ans. Elle tombe alors dans la prostitution. Cherchant à s'en sortir et à mener une vie droite, elle suit malheureusement un gangster qui la prend sous son aile. Lorsqu'elle croise la route d'un jeune avocat issu d'une célèbre famille; celui-ci tombe amoureux de la jeune femme. Il échappe de peu à un assassinat lorsque le gangster jaloux sort un revolver.Seul l'intervention rapide pour faire baisser l'arme permet au coup de feu de rater sa cible.Actors
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