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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

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

5.7/10(20 votes)
1h 18m
April 28, 1945
Comedy
Fantasy
Music
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Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Jack Benny as Athanael

Jack Benny

Athanael

Alexis Smith as Elizabeth

Alexis Smith

Elizabeth

Dolores Moran as Violinist / Fran Blackstone

Dolores Moran

Violinist / Fran Blackstone

Allyn Joslyn as Second Trumpeter / Osidro

Allyn Joslyn

Second Trumpeter / Osidro

Reginald Gardiner as Composer / Archie Dexter

Reginald Gardiner

Composer / Archie Dexter

Guy Kibbee as Radio Director / The Chief

Guy Kibbee

Radio Director / The Chief

John Alexander as First Trumpeter / Doremus

John Alexander

First Trumpeter / Doremus

Franklin Pangborn as Radio Engineer / Sloan

Franklin Pangborn

Radio Engineer / Sloan

Margaret Dumont as Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder

Margaret Dumont

Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder

Robert Blake as Junior Pulplinsky

Robert Blake

Junior Pulplinsky

Ethel Griffies as Lady Stover

Ethel Griffies

Lady Stover

Paul Harvey as Hotel Manager Thompson

Paul Harvey

Hotel Manager Thompson

Mike Mazurki as Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

Mike Mazurki

Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty

Truman Bradley as Radio Announcer

Truman Bradley

Radio Announcer

Murray Alper as Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)

Murray Alper

Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)

Whit Bissell as Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

Whit Bissell

Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)

Oliver Blake as Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)

Monte Blue as The Chef (uncredited)

Monte Blue

The Chef (uncredited)

John Brown as Lou the waiter (uncredited)

John Brown

Lou the waiter (uncredited)

James Burke as Policeman (uncredited)

James Burke

Policeman (uncredited)

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures logoWarner Bros. Pictures

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