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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
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28 April 1945 (USA) morePlot:
Falling asleep during the Paradise Coffee ("The Coffee that Makes You Sleep") Program, the band's third trumpeter dreams he's Athanael... more | add synopsisAwards:
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An underrated comedy classic moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Jack Benny | ... | Athanael |
 | Alexis Smith | ... | Elizabeth |
 | Dolores Moran | ... | Violinist / Fran Blackstone |
| Allyn Joslyn | ... | Second Trumpeter / Osidro |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Composer / Archie Dexter |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Radio Director / The Chief |
| John Alexander | ... | First trumpeter / Doremus |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Radio Engineer / Sloan |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder |
 | Robert Blake | ... | Junior Pulplinsky (as Bobby Blake) |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | Lady Stover |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Hotel Manager Thompson |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty |
| Truman Bradley | ... | Radio Announcer |
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78 min | 80 min (original cut)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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Adapted as a one-hour radio play for "The Ford Theater". moreSoundtrack:
Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 moreFAQ
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This film was an ongoing joke with Jack Benny as at the time of its release it took a flop at the box office. However, time has treated this comedy/fantasy well and if you give it a try you will find a truly original comic masterpiece. Here is a film with many 1990's themes...angels, the end of the world, great visual effects, sex, and slapstick comedy. Maybe it was a little ahead of its time. Great performances from Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, and Guy Kibbee as well as a memorable "Looney Tune" style score from the great Franz Waxman. Give this zany 1945 film a chance as you will be surprised how wild they could get back then and how funny and strange an "old" film can be.