Midnight Manhunt
A Weird, Whacky "Who-dun-it" in a Wax Museum!
1945 | 64m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William C. Thomas |
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| Writer: | David Lang |
| Staring: |
| Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 27, 1945 |
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| Director: | William C. Thomas |
| Writer: | David Lang |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | gangster, wax museum, reporter, corpse |
| Production Companies | Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Gargan | Pete Willis |
| Ann Savage | Sue Gallagher |
| Leo Gorcey | Clutch Tracy |
| George Zucco | Jelke |
| Paul Hurst | Murphy |
| Don Beddoe | Detective Lieutenant Max Hurley |
| Charles Halton | Henry Miggs |
| George E. Stone | Joe Wells |
| Robert Barron | Cop with Hurley (Uncredited) |
| Martin Cichy | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Hazel Dohlman | Matron (uncredited) |
| Mike Donovan | Court Warden (Uncredited) |
| Pat Gleason | Police Dispatcher (Uncredited) |
| Paul Harvey | Mr. McAndrews, Night Editor (Uncredited) |
| George McKay | Monte (Uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Martin Strader | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ben Welden | Hotel Manager (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William C. Thomas | Director |
| John R. Carter | Sound Recordist |
| David Lang | Screenplay |
| Fred Jackman Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Henry Adams | Editor |
| Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Roy Berk | Set Decoration |
| Alexander Laszlo | Original Music Composer |
| L.B. Merman | Production Manager |
| Nat Merman | Assistant Director |
| Ray C. Smallwood | Visual Effects |
| Alex Weldon | Visual Effects |
| James Knott | Camera Operator |
| Howard A. Smith | Supervising Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William H. Pine | Producer |
| Maxwell Shane | Associate Producer |
| William C. Thomas | Producer |
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Gangster "Joe Wells" is shot and robbed by George Zucco's "Jelke". He manages to struggle out to the alley where his body is found by passing journalist "Sue" (Ann Savage) who rather than call the cops, hides the body amidst some exhibits in the nearby wax museum until her newspaper can send a photo ... grapher and she can claim the $5,000 reward. Whilst she is arranging all of this, though - the museum owner finds the body but he, again rather then calling the cops, fears he may be implicated so hides it again - but where? "Sue" must try to find the body, but must also beat her competing journalist (and ex-beau) "Willis" (William Gargan) to the scoop - all whilst Zucco hovers around menacingly, and there is some talk of diamonds too! It is quite a pacy affair, this - but the acting and the script are borderline farcical, and indeed some of the waxworks may well steal what acting plaudits this daft murder mystery may deserve. It can't have had much of a budget, and it is not a bad film - it just isn't a film you will ever remember seeing afterwards.