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Midnight (1934)

76 min  -  Crime | Drama | Romance  -   7 March 1934 (USA)
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Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover... See full summary »

Director:

Chester Erskine

Writers:

Paul Sifton (play), Claire Sifton (play), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sidney Fox Sidney Fox ...
O.P. Heggie O.P. Heggie ...
Henry Hull ...
Margaret Wycherly Margaret Wycherly ...
Lynne Overman Lynne Overman ...
Joe Biggers (as Lynn Overman)
Katherine Wilson Katherine Wilson ...
Richard Whorf Richard Whorf ...
Humphrey Bogart ...
Granville Bates Granville Bates ...
Cora Witherspoon Cora Witherspoon ...
Moffat Johnston Moffat Johnston ...
Dist. Atty. Plunkett (as Moffat Johnson)
Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill ...
Ingersoll (as Henry O'Neil)
Helen Flint Helen Flint ...
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Storyline

Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Gar Boni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair. Written by richardann  

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Call It Murder See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

All Star Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Based on the flop play, Midnight (1930). Drama. Written by Claire Sifton and Paul Sifton. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 29 Dec 1930- Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Maud Allan, Glenn Anders (as "Bob Nolan"), Harold Bolton, Zena Colaer, Josephine Hull (as "Mrs. Weldon"), William R. Kane, Jack La Rue (as "Gar Boni"), Tom H.A. Lewis, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Ada Biggers"), Clifford Odets (as "Arthur Weldon"), James Parker, Frederick Perry, Francis Pierlot (as "Richard McGrath"), Charles Powers, Samuel Rosen, Neal Stone, Robert Strange, Fred Sullivan, Royal Dana Tracey, Louis Veda (as "Photographer"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Joe Biggers"), Linda Watkins. Produced by The Theatre Guild. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ethel Saxon: You see, I loved him. I mean I loved him when... when he didn't love me anymore, day in and day out watching him get further and further away from me. I could see in his eyes when he looked at me... I could see he hated me, hated me because I needed him...
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Soundtracks

"Nola"
by Felix Arndt.
Played on the radio as Nolan is demonstrating the set to Joe. See more »