Midnight (1934)

Directed by

Chester Erskine

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman on trial for murder reconnects with her estranged husband and a mysterious stranger. The story unfolds as secrets and past relationships come to light.

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What happens

Midnight is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film, the first directed by Chester Erskine, and starring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull and Margaret Wycherly. It was based on the` Theatre Guild (New York, 29 December 1930) play with the same name by Claire Eunice (née Ginsburg) and Paul Field Sifton The film was produced for Universal and was shot on a modest budget of $50,000 at Thomas Edison Studios, which producer/director Chester Erskine had re-opened specifically for the shoot. Humphrey Bogart had a supporting though key role. The film was re-released as Call It Murder by Screen Guild Productions (Guaranteed Pictures) in 1949 after Bogart became a star; he was given top billing, although he is present in few scenes and was credited eighth in the original release. Midnight is the tenth feature-length film Bogart appeared in. Midnight was one of the last Pre-Code films, having been released just four months before strict enforcement of the Hays Code on July 1, 1934. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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