Midsummer Madness (1921 film)

{{short description|1921 film by William C. deMille}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Midsummer Madness

| image = Midsummer Madness (1921) - Nagel & Wilson.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Nagel and Wilson in a film scene

| director = William C. deMille

| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
William C. deMille

| writer = Olga Printzlau (scenario)

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on = {{based on|His Friend and His Wife|Cosmo Hamilton}}

| narrator =

| starring = Jack Holt
Conrad Nagel
Lois Wilson
Lila Lee

| music =

| cinematography = L. Guy Wilky

| editing =

| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1921|01|23|United States}}

| runtime = 60 mins.

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Midsummer Madness is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel His Friend and His Wife by Cosmo Hamilton.

The film was directed by William C. deMille, and stars Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, and Lila Lee. It is the film debut of Ethel Wales. A copy of Midsummer Madness is preserved at the Library of Congress.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MidsummerMadness1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Midsummer Madness] at silentera.comThe American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at the Library of Congress(<-book title) p.116 by The American Film Institute, c.1978[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2041/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Midsummer Madness]