Underrated fantasy, with inventive finale.
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 78 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Benny plays a big band trumpeter who falls asleep and dreams he is an archangel, sent to destroy earth because persecution and hatred have soared out of control. A light-hearted, farcical approach... Benny plays a big band trumpeter who falls asleep and dreams he is an archangel, sent to destroy earth because persecution and hatred have soared out of control. A light-hearted, farcical approach to the apocolypse that's quite enjoyable, despite Benny's longstanding jokes about being ashamed of it. [More]
Starring: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Guy Kibbee, Reginald Gardiner
Starring: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Guy Kibbee, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Blake, James Burke, Dolores Moran, Allyn Joslyn, Franklin Pangborn, John Alexander, Margaret Dumont
Director: Raoul Walsh
Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenwriter: Sam Hellman, James V. Kern
Producer: Mark Hellinger
Composer: Franz Waxman, Leo F. Forbstein
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Reviews for The Horn Blows at Midnight
Not as bad as Jack Benny used to joke about. It ain't great, but it does have some clever moments.
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