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Midnight Masquerade premieres Saturday on Hallmark Channel. Photo Credit: Copyright
2014 Crown Media United States, LLC/Photographer: Christos Kalohoridis |
Midnight Masquerade makes its Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere on Saturday, September 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. A beautiful, young businesswoman inherits her father’s billion-dollar candy company and searches to find romance in the mysterious, handsome "prince" she danced with at a Halloween costume ball. Autumn Reeser (
The O.C.,
Hawaii Five-O), Christopher Russell (
Beauty and the Beast) and Richard Burgi (
Desperate Housewives) star. The cast of the Halloween holiday romance includes Helen Colliander (
Being Human), Damon Runyan (
Nikita), Danny Smith (
E.M.S.) and Chris Gillett (
Warehouse 13).
In the story, young businesswoman Elyse Samfords (Reeser) life takes a turn when she inherits Samford Candy, a multi-billion dollar corporation, from her retired father (Burgi). A trademark infringement lawsuit against a rival company brings Elyse to Higgins Attorneys and Sons, where Rob Carelli (Russell), a young, too-nice-for-his-own-good lawyer,is bullied by his boss, firm founder Carter Higgins (Gillett), and his two arrogant sons (Runyan and Smith). Despite his workplace woes, Rob becomes instantly smitten with Elyse.