The Midnight Taxi (1928)
- Directed by
- John G. Adolfi
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A taxi driver gets caught up in a criminal scheme in the city. The film mixes silent sequences with spoken dialogue and sound effects.
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What happens
The Midnight Taxi is a 1928 American early sound part-talkie thriller film from Warner Bros. Pictures directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Antonio Moreno, Helen Costello, and Myrna Loy. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. According to the Library of Congress, a copy of the film is extant at the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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