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.

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.