
To protect her brother, a nightclub entertainer Queenie Morgan marries a gangster. She bears a resemblance to a society girl who has gotten involved with the underworld and wound up shooting her gangster boyfriend, and the gang forces Queenie to impersonate the woman in order to extort money from her wealthy parents.

Is Broadway After Midnight a hidden treasure of the late silent era? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a high tolerance for the convoluted coincidences and high-stakes melodrama that defined 1920s crime cinema. This film is specifically for historians of the 'double identity' trope and fans of early female-led no...


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"Is Broadway After Midnight a hidden treasure of the late silent era? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a high tolerance for the convoluted coincidences and high-stakes melodrama that defined 1920s crime cinema. This film is specifically for historians of the 'double identity' trope and fans of early female-led noir; it is not for those who demand the fast-paced, logical precision of modern police procedurals.In the landscape of 1927, cinema was on the precipice of a sound revolution, yet f..."
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