| Midnight Manhunt | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | William C. Thomas |
| Written by | David Lang |
| Produced by | Maxwell Shane |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Henry Adams |
| Music by | Alexander Laszlo |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Midnight Manhunt is a 1945 film noir crime film mystery directed by William C. Thomas and written by David Lang. The film premiered on July 24, 1945 and is in the public domain.
The film stars William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey and George Zucco.
Plot
Midnight Manhunt begins with the shooting death of a master criminal who expires in a wax museum. Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage) is first on the scene, but she is soon in competition with her boyfriend, fellow reporter Pete Willis (William Gargan). The killer traps Sue in the wax museum when he returns there looking for the body. Leo Gorcey plays the caretaker of the wax museum.
Cast
- William Gargan as Pete Willis
- Ann Savage as Sue Gallagher
- Leo Gorcey as Clutch Tracy
- George Zucco as Jelke
- Paul Hurst as Murphy
- Don Beddoe as Det. Lt. Max Hurley
- Charles Halton as Henry Miggs
- George E. Stone as Joe Wells
Production
The film was known as Cheese It, Corpse.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Van Johnson and Lucille Ball Listed for Comedy New York Times 17 Nov 1944: 24.
External links
- Midnight Manhunt at IMDb
- Midnight Manhunt is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Review at Variety
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