The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Overview
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.556 |
Directed By
Raoul Walsh
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Sam Hellman
James V. Kern
Aubrey Wisberg
Mark Hellinger
Jack L. Warner
Franz Waxman
Sidney Hickox
Irene Morra
Perc Westmore
Paul Detlefsen
TOP CAST
Jack Benny
Athanael
Alexis Smith
Elizabeth
Dolores Moran
Violinist / Fran Blackstone
Allyn Joslyn
Second Trumpeter / Osidro
Reginald Gardiner
Composer / Archie Dexter
Guy Kibbee
Radio Director / The Chief
John Alexander
First Trumpeter / Doremus
Franklin Pangborn
Radio Engineer / Sloan
Margaret Dumont
Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
Robert Blake
Junior Pulplinsky
Ethel Griffies
Lady Stover
Paul Harvey
Hotel Manager Thompson
Mike Mazurki
Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
Truman Bradley
Radio Announcer
Murray Alper
Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Monte Blue
The Chef (uncredited)
John Brown
Lou the waiter (uncredited)
James Burke
Policeman (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Trumpet player (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
Personnel Manager in Heaven (uncredited)
Larry Rio
Slippy Tompkins (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Sherman Starr (uncredited)
Anabel Shaw
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Swan
Kid (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Angel (uncredited)
Virginia Patton
Party Girl (uncredited)
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