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The Horn Blows at Midnight

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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

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03/26/09
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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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03/06/03
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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02/27/04
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

So-so fantasy screwball comedy.

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01/07/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

the situation is so silly the film remains compellingly charming

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11/06/04
Douglas Pratt
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DVDLaser

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06/15/05
Emanuel Levy
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01/30/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Not wholly successfully, but always fasinating

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Underrated fantasy, with inventive finale.

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07/17/09
Michael E. Grost
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