Captain Midnight (1942)
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- Passed
- 4h 30min
- Action, Adventure
- 15 Feb 1942 (USA)
- Movie
Secret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America....
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Cast verified as complete
| Dave O'Brien | ... |
Captain Midnight
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| Dorothy Short | ... |
Joyce
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| James Craven | ... |
Ivan Shark
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| Sam Edwards | ... |
Chuck
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| Guy Wilkerson | ... |
Ichabod Mudd
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| Bryant Washburn | ... |
John Edwards
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| Luana Walters | ... |
Fury
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| Joseph W. Girard | ... |
Major Steel
(as Joe Girard)
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Borgman
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George Pembroke | ... |
Dr. James Jordan
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Martel
(as Charles Hamilton)
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| Al Ferguson | ... |
Gardo
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| Dick Botiller | ... |
Kraus (uncredited)
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| Joe Caits | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| John Elliott | ... |
Police Chief (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Allen (uncredited)
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| Terry Frost | ... |
Army Officer (uncredited)
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| Joe Garcio | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Bud Geary | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Red (uncredited)
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| Knox Manning | ... |
Narrator (uncredited)
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| Ted Mapes | ... |
Slim (uncredited)
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| Charles McMurphy | ... |
Army Air Dispatcher / G-Man Guard at Bungalo (uncredited)
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| Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Fang (uncredited)
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| Jack Perrin | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Rose Plumer | ... |
Nurse Grey (uncredited)
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| Charles Sherlock | ... |
Spotter (uncredited)
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| Lee Shumway | ... |
Burns (uncredited)
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| Tom Steele | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Harry Strang | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Slick (uncredited)
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| Slim Whitaker | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Bert Young | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James W. Horne | ||
Written by
| Basil Dickey | ... | (screenplay) and |
| George H. Plympton | ... | (screenplay) (as George Plympton) and |
| Jack Stanley | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Wyndham Gittens | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Larry Darmour | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Lee Zahler | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
| James S. Brown Jr. | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dwight Caldwell | ||
| Earl Turner | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carl Hiecke | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Glenn Cravath | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tom Lambert | ... | sound engineer |
Special Effects by
| George Langley | ... | explosions (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Ted Mapes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Lee Zahler | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1942) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Guatemala) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (El Salvador) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Nicaragua) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Honduras) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Costa Rica) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- VCI Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Secret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America. When murderous bombing attacks are made on West Coast munitions plants, Steel sends for Albright and asks him to track down the mysterious Ivan Shark (James Craven), the foreign agent mastermind behind the attacks. Shark has learned about an ingenious range finder, invented by John Edwards (Bryant Washburn) and makes plans to obtain a model of the invention. Edwards instructs his daughter, Joyce (Dorothy Short), to bring the model to Albright for safekeeping in his mountain laboratory. Shark takes Edwards prisoner by Albright assures Joyce that her father will be saved and an end put to Shark's reign of terror. Dressing as Captain Midnight and enlisting the aid of his friends, Chuck (Sam Edwards) and Ichabod Mudd (Guy Wilkerson), Captain Midnight delivers on his promises fourteen chapters later.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | Tracking down spies...cracking down on killers...the airwaves' great fighter zooms to glory! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Captain Midnight, Chuck Ramsay, Ichabod "Icky" Mudd, Major Steele, Ivan Shark, Fury Shark, Fang, and Henchman Gardo are all carry-over characters from the Captain Midnight radio program. All of the other characters in this serial are new and have never appeared before in a Captain Midnight story. See more » |
| Goofs | The plane that Martel, Henchman #7 flies, was completely blown up in Chapter: 3, but Shark is flying it again in Chapters: 7 thru 9. Then in Chapter: 12, Shark shoots down this same airplane, destroying it. The plane shows up again in Chapter: 14 as a getaway plane. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Action Heroes of Movies & T.V. (1989). See more » |
| Quotes |
Maj. Steel:
And just a minute, Lieutenant. Have they succeeded in locating Captain Albright? Lieutenant: Not yet, sir. Maj. Steel: Albright's former experience in the service will be invaluable to us in this crisis. He has volunteered to help if needed and he must be found! See more » |