Trans Allegories in Film: 'The Little Mermaid' (1989)
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. 'The Little Mermaid" film can be interpreted as a transgender story.
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.
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Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Carl Harbaugh, John Russell
In Theaters:4/14/1924
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Runtime:67 minutes
Studio:Tiffany Productions
Cast
Robert Z. Leonard
Director
Mae Murray
Renée de Gontran / Renée de Quiros
John St. Polis
Colonel de Gontran (Prologue)
Paul Weigel
Napoleon III (Prologue)
Earl Schenck
Emperor Maximilian - Prologue
Clarissa Selwynne
Empress Eugénie - Prologue
J. Farrell MacDonald
Duc de Moing (Prologue)
Monte Blue
Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
Robert McKim
João / Manuel Corrales
Robert Edeson
Don Pedro de Quiros
Nick De Ruiz
Don José de Quiros
Nigel De Brulier
Dr. Sanchez
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