Midstream (film)

Midstream is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by James Flood and starring Ricardo Cortez, Claire Windsor, and Montagu Love. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone sound-on-film system using RCA Photophone equipment.

Midstream
Directed by	James Flood
Written by	Fanny Hatton Frederic Hatton Bernice Boone Frances Guihan
Produced by	John M. Stahl
Starring	Ricardo Cortez Claire Windsor Montagu Love
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Desmond O'Brien
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	July 29, 1929 (1929-07-29)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

Cast

• Ricardo Cortez as James Stanwood
• Claire Windsor as Helene Craig
• Montagu Love as Dr. Nelson
• Larry Kent as Martin Baker
• Helen Jerome Eddy as Mary Mason
• Leslie Brigham as Mephistopheles
• Genevieve Schrader as Marguerite
• Louis Alvarez as Faust
• Florence Foyer as Marthe

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Midstream" with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert and music by Abel Baer.

Preservation

According to the American Silent Feature Film Database, a complete copy of the film exists in an unspecified foreign archive. One reel of the film, featuring a performance of the opera Faust was included as an extra on the 2 DVD set of The Phantom of the Opera (1925), released by the Milestone Collection.

See also

• List of incomplete or partially lost films
• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Midstream at IMDb