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Tonight at Twelve (1929)

Tonight at Twelve poster
Directed by
Harry A. Pollard
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with the timing of a romantic commitment that is set to be decided by the end of the evening. Based on a stage play, the story follows the characters as they navigate their hopes and fears during these final hours.

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What happens

Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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