Star of Midnight (1935)
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65% of users liked it
(215 ratings)
This barely-disguised but effective riff on The Thin Man (1934) stars that film's lead, William Powell, opposite Ginger Rogers instead of Myrna Loy. Clay Dalzell (Powell) is a suave attorney fonder of solving crimes than trying cases. His elegant girlfriend, Donna (Rogers) hopes that Clay will… More This barely-disguised but effective riff on The Thin Man (1934) stars that film's lead, William Powell, opposite Ginger Rogers instead of Myrna Loy. Clay Dalzell (Powell) is a suave attorney fonder of solving crimes than trying cases. His elegant girlfriend, Donna (Rogers) hopes that Clay will settle down and marry her. A friend, Tim Winthrop (Leslie Fenton), approaches Clay with a mystery that the amateur sleuth can't resist. Tim's girlfriend Alice disappeared a year ago. During the performance of a Broadway play, Tim spots Alice onstage, but she disappears again. Clay takes the case and sets up a meeting with a gossip columnist who seems to have the answers, but the reporter is murdered and Clay is suspected of the crime. As Clay puts together the pieces, he comes up with several suspects, including the play's producer, a couple seeking to prove a friend's innocence in a capital crime, and the gangster Jim Kinland (Paul Kelly). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen Roberts
- Written By
- Howard J. Green, Edward Kaufman
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 19, 1935 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Good escapist entertainment mixing snappy dialogue with pistol shots and cocktails.
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Cast
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William Powell
as Clay Dalzell
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Ginger Rogers
as Donna Mantin
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Paul Kelly
as Jim Kinland
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Gene Lockhart
as Horatio Swayne
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Ralph Morgan
as Roger Classen
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Leslie Fenton
as Tim Winthrop
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Inspector Doremus
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Russell Hopton
as Tommy Tennant
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Vivien Oakland
as Gerry Classon
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Frank Reicher
as Abe Ohlman
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Robert E. O'Connor
as Sgt. Cleary
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Francis McDonald
as Kinland Gangster
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Paul Hurst
as Corbett
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Hooper Atchley
as Hotel Manager
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George Chandler
as Witness
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Spencer Charters
as Doorman
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John Ince
as Doctor
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Charles McMurphy
as Officer Lewis
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Sid Saylor
as Deliveryman
