''Chicago After Midnight'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by and starring

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Cast

as Jim Boyd * Jola Mendez as Betty Boyd / Mona Gale *

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as Betty Boyd, as a baby * James "Jim" Mason as Hardy *

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as Ike (the Rat) *

Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a movie actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as '' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Eddy was bor ...

as Mrs. Boyd * Ole M. Ness as Tanner * Robert Seiter as Jack Waring *

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as Frank * Christian J. Frank as Casey

Preservation

With no prints of ''Chicago After Midnight'' located in any film archives, The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Chicago After Midnight''
/ref> it is a

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References

Bibliography

* Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors''. Batsford, 1983.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language crime drama films Film Booking Offices of America films Films directed by Ralph Ince Films set in Chicago Lost American crime drama films Silent American crime drama films {{silent-film-stub