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Bowery at Midnight

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 1m
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5.3/10
1.2K
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Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
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Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a front for a criminal gang who commit a series of daring robberies and murders.Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a front for a criminal gang who commit a series of daring robberies and murders.Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a front for a criminal gang who commit a series of daring robberies and murders.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Wallace Fox
    • Gerald Schnitzer(original story)
    • Sam Robins(story)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • John Archer
    • Wanda McKay
    • Wallace Fox
    • Gerald Schnitzer(original story)
    • Sam Robins(story)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • John Archer
    • Wanda McKay
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi and Wanda McKay in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Vince Barnett, John Berkes, and Wanda McKay in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi and John Archer in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, Wanda McKay, Tom Neal, and Dave O'Brien in Bowery at Midnight (1942)

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    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Prof. Brenner - Karl Wagner
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Richard Dennison
    Wanda McKay
    Wanda McKay
    • Judy Malvern
    Tom Neal
    Tom Neal
    • Frankie Mills
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • Charley
    Anna Hope
    • Mrs. Brenner
    John Berkes
    John Berkes
    • Fingers Dolan
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Capt. Mitchell
    Dave O'Brien
    Dave O'Brien
    • Pete Crawford
    Lucille Vance
    Lucille Vance
    • Mrs. Malvern
    Lew Kelly
    • Doc Brooks
    Wheeler Oakman
    Wheeler Oakman
    • Stratton
    Ray Miller
    • Big Man
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Tramp
    • (uncredited)
    Willy Castello
    Willy Castello
    • Jeweler
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Costello
    • Tramp Questioned by Richard
    • (uncredited)
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Det. Thompson
    • (uncredited)
    Bernard Gorcey
    Bernard Gorcey
    • Shopkeeper
    • (uncredited)
      • Wallace Fox
      • Gerald Schnitzer(original story) (screenplay)
      • Sam Robins(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      A 1942 table model television receiver is prominently displayed atop a filing cabinet in Karl Wagner's inner office, but it is only seen in actual operation in one scene, and is an early example of closed-circuit television.
    • Goofs
      When Pete is leaving the 45th Precinct house and is talking to the retiring detective, a shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the wall behind them.
    • Quotes

      Prof. Frederick Brenner, alias Karl Wagner: Buck! How often have I told you to keep that cat from desecrating my graves?

    • Connections
      Featured in Basket Case 3 (1991)

    User reviews51

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    7/10
    Two roles for Bela in this one
    Bowery at Midnight is one of the many low budget chillers that Bela Lugosi made during the 1940's and is one of the better ones I have seen.

    Bela has two roles in this movie, in the daytime he is a college lecturer and at night, he runs a Bowery where dropouts hang out. It's at the Bowery where killings start and he has an assistant who does these killings in the cellar where they revived as zombies. He uses an escaped murder to help him too.

    Bowery at Midnight has some of the things you would expect in this type of movie: hidden doorways, secret rooms and a hunchback assistant.

    Joining Bela in the cast is Wanda McKay (The Monster Maker) and John Archer (Destination Moon).

    This movie is worth watching if you get the chance. Very creepy at times.

    Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
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    • chris_gaskin123
    • Jun 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    • 1 hour 1 minute
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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