London After Midnight (1927): Cast
London After Midnight is a 1927 mystery horror film directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney as Professor Edward C. Burke, Claude King and Marceline Day. It runs 1 hour 9 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 9m (69 min)
- Director
- Tod Browning
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is London After Midnight About?
The premise of London After Midnight without spoilers.
Lon Chaney stars in a classic Scotland Yard mystery. When the long‑abandoned Balfour House, whose owner was found dead five years earlier, reawakens after two eerie, suspicious tenants move in, a chilling investigation unfolds. The film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, leaving only a handful of still photographs.
London After Midnight Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lost film
- london england
- reconstructed film
- fiance fiancee relationship
- supernatural horror
- vampire horror
- inspector
- night
- butler
- maid
- vampire
- performer
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- tomb
- tenant
- scotland yard
- pallor
- urban legend
- wreath
- crying woman
- uncle nephew relationship
- true love
- theater
- theatre owner
- sword
- superstition
- spiderweb
- signature
- shot to death
- sharpened teeth
- old dark house
- murder disguised as suicide
- murder attempt
- loss of father
- look alike
- locked in a closet
- legend
- lantern
- jealousy
- hypnotist
- handcuffs
- gun
- flashback
- female vampire
- father daughter relationship
- devil
- case
- book
- bat
- bat wings
- arrest
London After Midnight Cast & Characters
Lon Chaney leads the cast as Professor Edward C. Burke, with Claude King as Roger Balfour and Marceline Day as Lucille Balfour. Directed by Tod Browning; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tod Browning
- Lon Chaney as Professor Edward C. Burke
- Claude King as Roger Balfour
- Marceline Day as Lucille Balfour
- Henry B. Walthall as Sir James Hamlin
Also Starring in London After Midnight
· 7 more- Allan Cavan Real Estate Broker (uncredited)
- Conrad Nagel Arthur Hibbs
- Polly Moran Miss Smithson, the New Maid
- Jules Cowles Gallagher (uncredited)
- Andy MacLennan Bat Girl's Assistant
- Percy Williams Williams, Balfour's Butler
- Edna Tichenor Luna, Bat Girl
London After Midnight Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “Der Vampyr” and “London nach Mitternacht”.
- Also known as
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- Der Vampyr
- London nach Mitternacht
- Um Mitternacht
- London efter Midnat
- La casa del horror
- Laukaus yössä
- Londres après minuit
- The Hypnotist
- London éjfél után
- Londyn po pólnocy
- Лондон после полуночи
- Vampiros da Meia Noite
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- Meta ta mesanykta
- To Londinon meta ta mesanykta
- 真夜中のロンドン
- Londres Depois da Meia-Noite
- London posle ponoći
- Il fantasma del castello
- 午夜伦敦
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London After Midnight FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of London After Midnight, each answered in a sentence.
How long is London After Midnight?
London After Midnight runs 1 hour 9 minutes (69 minutes).
When was London After Midnight released?
London After Midnight was released on December 3, 1927.
Who directed London After Midnight?
London After Midnight was directed by Tod Browning.
More films by Tod Browning Who is in the cast of London After Midnight?
London After Midnight stars Lon Chaney as Professor Edward C. Burke, Claude King as Roger Balfour and Marceline Day as Lucille Balfour, among 11 credited actors.
Does London After Midnight have a post-credit scene?
No. London After Midnight has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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