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London After Midnight poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.3 / 100
1927·Horror / Mystery / Thriller·1h 9m

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT

“Lon Chaney in a great Scotland Yard mystery”

The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. This film was lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire; only a few stills exist.

Above the Line
Tod Browning·DirectorWaldemar Young·ScreenplayTod Browning·StoryMerritt B. Gerstad·Director of PhotographyHarry Reynolds·Editor
Cast
Lon Chaney·Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver HatMarceline Day·Lucille BalfourHenry B. Walthall·Sir James HamlinPercy Williams·Williams, Balfour's ButlerConrad Nagel·Arthur HibbsPolly Moran·Miss Smithson, the New MaidEdna Tichenor·Luna, Bat GirlClaude King·Roger BalfourAndy MacLennan·Bat Girl's AssistantAllan Cavan·Real Estate Broker (uncredited)
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Tod Browning·Director
Writing· 2
Tod Browning·StoryWaldemar Young·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Merritt B. Gerstad·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Harry Reynolds·EditorErrol Taggart·Editor
Production· 2
Irving Thalberg·ProducerTod Browning·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Joseph Farnham·Title Graphics
By the Numbers
76.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
ROI 559%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind London After Midnight's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Eerie, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1920s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features a man in a black top hat and cape holding a woman in a red dress. The man has pale skin and is smiling widely, revealing his tee”

horrormystery
Key Elements
Top HatCapeDressMoon
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Fantasy
Design Score
7/10
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