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The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

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

Genres

ComedyFantasyMusic

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

28 April 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

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