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English. 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 a Theatre Guild play with the same name by Paul and Claire Sifton. The film was produced for Universal and was shot on a modest budget of $50,000 at Thomas ...
Midnight: Directed by Chester Erskine. With Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, Margaret Wycherly. The foreman of a jury asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Chester Erskine
- 1934-03-07
Oct 9, 2017 · Directed by Chester ErskineStarring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, Humphrey Bogart and Margaret Wycherly
- 73 min
- 30.9K
- Silver Screen Classics
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1.37 : 1. Film Length. 8 reels. Ethel Saxon confesses in court to the murder of her errant husband John in a "crime of passion," and also admits she took his money. Jury foreman Edward Weldon, who believes in obeying the letter of the law, convinces his peers to convict Ethel of first degree murder, despite public sympathy for her cause.
Midnight is a 1934 American drama film directed by Chester Erskine and starring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull, Margaret Wycherly, and Humphrey Bogart in a small supporting role. The film was re-released as Call It Murder after Bogart became a movie star, where he was given top billing, even though he was credited eighth in the original ...
The original title of the film was "Midnight." 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.
