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Half Past Midnight

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 9m
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5.8/10
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Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
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  • Crime
A man with an affinity for trouble meets a girl in distress in a nightclub. She becomes involved in the murder of a Spanish dancer and both of them become major suspects. The couple, eluding... Read allA man with an affinity for trouble meets a girl in distress in a nightclub. She becomes involved in the murder of a Spanish dancer and both of them become major suspects. The couple, eluding the police up, down and all around in Chinatown, search for the murderer.A man with an affinity for trouble meets a girl in distress in a nightclub. She becomes involved in the murder of a Spanish dancer and both of them become major suspects. The couple, eluding the police up, down and all around in Chinatown, search for the murderer.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • William F. Claxton
  • Writer
    • Arnold Belgard(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kent Taylor
    • Peggy Knudsen
    • Joe Sawyer
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  • Director
    • William F. Claxton
  • Writer
    • Arnold Belgard(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kent Taylor
    • Peggy Knudsen
    • Joe Sawyer
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Peggy Knudsen, Joe Sawyer, and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
    Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
    Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
    Joe Sawyer, Gil Stratton, and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)

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    Kent Taylor
    Kent Taylor
    • Wade Hamiltonas Wade Hamilton
    Peggy Knudsen
    Peggy Knudsen
    • Sally Ferris, alias Sally Parkeras Sally Ferris, alias Sally Parker
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Det. Lt. Joe Nashas Det. Lt. Joe Nash
    Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    • Det. Lt. MacDonaldas Det. Lt. MacDonald
    Martin Kosleck
    Martin Kosleck
    • Cortezas Cortez
    Mabel Paige
    Mabel Paige
    • Hester Thornwallas Hester Thornwall
    Gil Stratton
    Gil Stratton
    • Chick Patrickas Chick Patrick
    • (as Gil Stratton Jr.)
    Jean Wong
    • Blossom Gowas Blossom Gow
    Jane Everett
    • Carlotta Evansas Carlotta Evans
    Damian O'Flynn
    Damian O'Flynn
    • Murray Evansas Murray Evans
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • Lee Gowas Lee Gow
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Bus Tour Guide Barkeras Bus Tour Guide Barker
    Jean De Briac
    Jean De Briac
    • Alexas Alex
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Andy Jonesas Andy Jones
    Victor Sen Yung
    Victor Sen Yung
    • Samas Sam
    George 'Beetlepuss' Lewis
    • White-Shirted Apartment Party Drunkas White-Shirted Apartment Party Drunk
    • (as 'Bettlepuss' Lewis)
    Max Wagner
    Max Wagner
    • Mikeas Mike
    Gordon B. Clarke
    Gordon B. Clarke
    • Assistant Manageras Assistant Manager
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    • Director
      • William F. Claxton
    • Writer
      • Arnold Belgard(original screenplay)
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    Very rare but very forgettable too.
    That's the first film directed by William Claxton. It's not a film noir, as I wrongly expected, but a sort of comedy yarn. Nothing more. Little boring - but not too much either, talkative, with a topic every one has seen before.

    A night club girl is accused of a murder charge. A murder she, of course, did not commit. And the lead - Taylor - tries everything to prove her innocence. And also find the real killer.

    So, you see, nothing really unusual in this little movie. I don't think Claxton made other films of this kind later, but mostly westerns, and fairly good ones. But B movies too, no great classics.

    But, back to this one, we have seen worse. It's not a lousy picture.
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    • May 18, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El crimen del barrio chino
    • Production company
      • Sol M. Wurtzel Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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