The Midnight Man is a 1919 American film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be a lost film.
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Plot
As described in a film magazine, Bob Gilmore (Corbett), a young Washington clubman, pleads guilty to his foster father's forgery and becomes a fugitive from justice. As he is about to leave, he learns that his supposed parents adopted him from a foundling society. His only clue to his identity is some baby clothing and a ring. While escaping from the city, he is set upon by the White Circle gang of thieves who throw him in front of a train. He miraculously escapes from death and reaches New York City. While robbing a barroom, one of the thieves is killed and the police, finding Gilmore's jewelry on the body, believe that he is dead. Gilmore then takes the name Stevens and breaks into the homes of the wealthy at midnight in an attempt to learn his identity. At each place he takes nothing of value but leaves an impression of his ring in an effort to trace his parents. He has occasion to rescue a pretty young woman from thugs and finds she is the daughter of a wealthy man named Morgan. Morgan (Girard), it develops, is the leader of the White Circle gang. Gilmore is also being followed by a mysterious Hindu, and is being tracked by Detective Arnold (Singleton). Gilmore in the episodes is frequently called upon to display his boxing abilities in rough and tumble fights, and often takes daring athletic feats during his quest to discover his identity.
Cast
James J. Corbett as Bob Gilmore
Kathleen O'Connor as Nell
Joseph W. Girard as Morgan
Frank Jonasson as John Gilmore
Joseph Singleton as Detective Arnold
Orrall Humphrey as Ramah
Georgia Woodthorpe as Martha
William Sauter as Hargreaves
Noble Johnson as "Spike"
Sam Polo
Montgomery Carlyle
Ann Forrest
List of episodes
Cast Adrift
Deadly Enemies
Ten Thousand Dollars Reward
At Bay
Unmasked
The Elevator Mystery
The Electric Foe
Shadow of Fear
The Society Hold-Up
The Blazing Torch
The Death Ride
The Tunnel of Terror
A Fight to the Finish
The Jaws of Death
The Wheel of Terror
Hurled From the Heights
The Cave of Destruction
A Wild Finish