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Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

Between Midnight and Dawn poster
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genre
film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two beat cops patrol the streets of a city at night. They deal with criminals and try to protect a woman who becomes involved in their work.

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What happens

Between Midnight and Dawn is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien and Gale Storm. It is notable as one of the earliest Hollywood police films to focus on beat cops rather than detectives and other high-ranking officers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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