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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

The curfew blows at midnight but the laughs go on forever!!!

Genre : Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Raoul Walsh
Writer : Sam Hellman, James V. Kern

Synopsis

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Actors

Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Athanael
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
Elizabeth
Dolores Moran
Dolores Moran
Violinist / Fran Blackstone
Allyn Joslyn
Allyn Joslyn
Second Trumpeter / Osidro
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
Composer / Archie Dexter
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Radio Director / The Chief
John Alexander
John Alexander
First Trumpeter / Doremus
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
Radio Engineer / Sloan
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
Junior Pulplinsky
Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies
Lady Stover
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Hotel Manager Thompson
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
Truman Bradley
Truman Bradley
Radio Announcer
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
The Chef (uncredited)
John Brown
John Brown
Lou the waiter (uncredited)
James Burke
James Burke
Policeman (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Sidney Miller
Trumpet player (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot
Personnel Manager in Heaven (uncredited)
Larry Rio
Larry Rio
Slippy Tompkins (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal
Sherman Starr (uncredited)
Anabel Shaw
Anabel Shaw
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Swan
Buddy Swan
Kid (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Betty Alexander
Angel (uncredited)
Virginia Patton
Virginia Patton
Party Girl (uncredited)

Crews

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Director
Sam Hellman
Sam Hellman
Screenplay
James V. Kern
James V. Kern
Screenplay
Aubrey Wisberg
Aubrey Wisberg
Story
Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Sidney Hickox
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Irene Morra
Irene Morra
Editor
Paul Detlefsen
Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Designer

Trailers and other movies

Horn Blows At Midnight, The - (Original Trailer)
Joe Dante on THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT

Posters and backgrounds

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