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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

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Though Jack Benny made a cottage industry out of joking about the purported rottenness of his 1945 vehicle Horn Blows at Midnght, the film is in fact a delightful comedy-fantasy-certainly not Benny's best film, but far from his worst. While dozing off during a radio broadcast, studio musician Athaniel (Benny) dreams he's a trumpet player in Heaven's celestial orchestra. At the behest of glamorous angel Elizabeth (Alexis Smith), Athaniel is brought into the lavish chambers of The Chief (Guy

Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Sam Hellman, James V. Kern

Jul 24, 2007

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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1)

Underrated fantasy, with inventive finale.

July 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Classic Film and Television

So-so fantasy screwball comedy.

January 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

the situation is so silly the film remains compellingly charming

November 6, 2004 Comment

Not as bad as Jack Benny used to joke about. It ain't great, but it does have some clever moments.

March 6, 2003 Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Not wholly successfully, but always fasinating

August 21, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Audience Reviews for The Horn Blows at Midnight

Even the lovable, iconic Mr. Jack Benny himself couldn't prevent this poorly written cheese-puff from flopping at the box office. A classic example of a stupendously wonderful comedian in a stupendously awful film.

February 7, 2009
flixsterman
Randy Tippy

Super Reviewer

No classic but hardly the total dog Jack Benny made it out to be for years.

January 3, 2009
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jay nixon

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