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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:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Almost Apocalypse moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 26 | 9:00 AM | TCM |
Cast
(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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In 1949 Jack Benny reprised his role as Athanael on radio for The Ford Theater's production of THBAM. Claude Rains also appeared in the program. moreSoundtrack:
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze moreFAQ
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Athaniel is an angel sent down to Earth to play the first four notes of the death march at midnight ( or something similar ) which will start the destruction of the world. He doesn't play the notes because he is saving a girl from committing suicide. However the head angel gives him one more chance, but the next day he loses his horn, is abducted by gangsters in the pay of two fallen angels, and has to recover his horn from a bunch of schoolboys. Decent comedy, which Jack Benny really made fun of throughout the rest of his radio and throughout his TV show. Its really just stays as a screwball comedy, which I don't think the cast and script were well suited for. Notice Margaret Dumont as the soprano in the film. Rating 7 out of 10.