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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
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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