Midnight poster

Midnight( 1934)

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One woman was to die at midnight!...another woman was to kill at the same hour...why?

Overview

Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Humphrey Bogart

      Gar Boni

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      Sidney Fox

      Stella Weldon

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      O. P. Heggie

      Edward Weldon

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      Henry Hull

      Nolan

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      Margaret Wycherly

      Mrs. Weldon

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      Lynne Overman

      Joe Biggers

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      Cora Witherspoon

      Elizabeth McGrath

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      Richard Whorf

      Arthur Weldon

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      Granville Bates

      Richard McGrath

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      Katherine Wilson

      Ada Biggers

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      Moffat Johnston

      District Attorney Plunkett

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      Henry O'Neill

      Edgar V. Ingersoll

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      Helen Flint

      Ethel Saxton

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    Every expense has been spared with this truly mediocre crime drama. A woman is accused and convicted for murder, but as the evening before her comeuppance draws near, the foreman of the jury "Weldon" (OP Heggie) is being solicited to try and stop the execution. Quite what he was supposed to do is anyones guess, and so justice takes it's course. The plot, somewhat glacially, now moves on to a woman "Stella" (Sidney Fox) finding herself in a very similar situation - pleading a defence of crime passionnel. Guess what, though... she is the daughter of the aforementioned jury foreman. She has been c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • death sentence
    • pre-code
    • preserved film