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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)Falling asleep during the Paradise Coffee ("The Coffee that Makes You Sleep") Program, the band's third trumpeter dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at ... See full summary » Director:Raoul Walsh |
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Title: The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
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Athanael
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Elizabeth
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Dolores Moran | ... |
Violinist /
Fran Blackstone
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Allyn Joslyn | ... |
Second Trumpeter /
Osidro
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Reginald Gardiner | ... |
Composer /
Archibald 'Archie' Dexter
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Guy Kibbee | ... |
Radio Director /
The Chief
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John Alexander | ... |
First Trumpeter /
Doremus
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Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Radio Engineer /
Sloan - House Detective
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Margaret Dumont | ... |
Mme. Traviata /
Miss Rodholder
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Junior Pulplinsky
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Lady Stover
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Paul Harvey | ... |
Hotel Manager Thompson
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Bass Player /
Humphrey Rafferty
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Truman Bradley | ... |
Radio Announcer
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Angel
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Falling asleep during the Paradise Coffee ("The Coffee that Makes You Sleep") Program, the band's third trumpeter dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth. But Osidro and Doremus, two fallen angels enjoying the physical pleasures of an earthly existence, try to steal Athanael's trumpet, enlisting the aid of suave jewel thief Archie Dexter. Athanael fumbles his first try when he saves Archie's accomplice, Fran, from suicide. His second chance seems doomed when he's forced to leave his trumpet as security for a meal he can't pay for. But he gets it back just in time for a final confrontation with his desperate adversaries, dangling with them from the roof, only seconds from Midnight. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 April 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Engel mit der Trompete See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1925) (uncredited)
Music by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard
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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.