Midstream (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Midstream

| image = Midstream (film).jpg

| caption =

| director = James Flood

| producer = John M. Stahl

| writer = {{ubl|Fanny Hatton|Frederic Hatton|Bernice Boone|Frances Guihan}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Ricardo Cortez|Claire Windsor|Montagu Love}}

| music = Hugo Riesenfeld

| cinematography = Jackson Rose

| editing = Desmond O'Brien

| studio = Tiffany Pictures

| distributor = Tiffany Pictures

| released = {{film date|1929|07|29}}

| runtime = 70 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Sound (Part-Talkie)
English intertitles

| budget =

| gross =

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Midstream is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by James Flood and starring Ricardo Cortez, Claire Windsor, and Montagu Love.Pitts p. 409 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.

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 at the Cinémathèque française.{{Cite web | title=Midstream / James Flood [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress | url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.70/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227234240/https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.70/ | access-date=2025-07-06 | archive-date=2023-12-27}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Bourne |first=Mark |date=2003 |title=The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition |url=http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/p/phantomoftheopera_ue.shtml |website=The DVD Journal}}

References

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.