The Midlanders (1920)
Overview
Aurelie, an orphan, escapes from a New Orleans convent and is adopted by Mississippi riverboat captain Lindstrom. So that she can have a more settled life, he sends her to live with his brother, John Lindstrom, a squatter in a small river valley town. There she develops into a beautiful woman and wins a newspaper's beauty contest, attracting an offer from a theatrical producer, which she accepts. She rapidly achieves success, but when she returns to town, she is spurned.
Cast
Bessie Love
Aurelie Lindstrom
Sydney Deane
Judge Van Hart
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Van Hart
C. Norman Hammond
John Lindstrom
Lloyd Bacon
Wiley Curran
Jack Donovan
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