A passenger train running between albany and montreal is the setting for drama, romance, and mystery, in this taut suspense tale. The detective assigned to the case decides to team up with a pretty female witness to the crime. John dusty king, marjorie reynolds, george cleveland, edward ed kean, keene keane, pat flaherty, monte monty collins jr. For a b movie it is pretty decent, although the mystery wasnt all that intriguing. Midnight limited 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Top movies of 1940 list, best movies 1940 page 10 by. March 29th, 2005 not yet rated 1 hr 1 min plot summary. Hat brims took on many shapes, with the back brim curved upwards being the one common feature among many styles of 1940s mens hats for sale. I have some of the largest collections of film noir pictures, and related tv shows, allowed on youtube. Partager sur twitter partager sur facebook partager.
Monogram pictures jewel thieves are working the montreal train. Val decides to use himself as bait, and disguised as a wealthy canadian, he boards the train for a rendezvous with a killer. Midnight limited and 2 related entities entities finder. In this detective drama, a private eye must thwart the plans of criminals attempting to pull a heist aboard the new york to montreal bound midnight limited. Midnight limited 1940a detective sets out to thwart the criminals who would rob the midnight limited train on its route from new york to montreal. Written by charles brackett and billy wilder based on a story by edwin justus mayer and franz schulz, the film is about an unemployed american showgirl stranded in paris who is set. Midnight limited was a 1940 b film out of monogram well, i suppose writing monogram and. Midnight limited 1940 1h 01m the phantom robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train. Midnight limited 1940 john king majorie reynolds youtube.
The acting is good, especially marjorie reynolds as joan. The width of the brim was quite wide in the early 40s and widened again at the very end of the decade. A detective john king flirts with a passenger marjorie reynolds robbed on a new yorktomontreal. Val decides to use himself as bait, although chief.
The film stars john dusty king, marjorie reynolds, george cleveland, edward keane, monte collins and i. Filmcrave s top movies of 1940 includes slightly honorable, the saints double trouble, midnight limited 1940 and more. The phantom robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train the midnight limited and val lennon and his pretty assistant, joan marshall, are on his trail. Midnight limited manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Marjorie reynolds celebrity profile check out the latest marjorie reynolds photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Posing as a rich traveler, he prepares for a final confrontation with the phantom. Midnight limited 1940 directed by howard bretherton. Howard brethertons midnight limited ranks with the best of the 1940s monogram thrillers, combining elements of mystery, romance and action with an excellent cast. Somewhere among the strange human cargo on this death express.
Miller mcleod everson july 11, 1909 cincinnati, ohio, usa. That, unfortunately, wasnt enough to elevate the movie much. In this detective drama, a private eye must thwart the plans of criminals attempting to pull a heist aboard the new york to montreal. A detective john king flirts with a passenger marjorie reynolds robbed on a new yorktomontreal train. Guarda midnight limited in film completo, controlla midnight limited in buon video, ottenere midnight limited in video bdrip.
Bretherton on allmovie mignight limited takes place during an eventful. Midnight limited 1940 a detective john king flirts with a passenger marjorie reynolds robbed on a new yorktomontreal train. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. But the phantom strikes three more times and adds murder to his list.
Edge of the city 1957 official trailer sidney poitier, john cassavetes movie hd duration. Midnight limited 1940 publication date 1940 topics john dusty king, john dusty king, john king, marjorie reynolds, george cleveland, edward keane, i. Passengers are being robbed on the train, called the midnight limited. Mostly filmed on sets, midnight limited features 3 separate train journeys, a damsel in distress, one dramatic red herring, lots of men in snappy. Midnight limited 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A private eye and his assistant attempt to thwart a gang of criminals from pulling off a heist aboard the new york to montreal train. Read the full synopsis of midnight limited, 1940, directed by howard bretherton, with john king, marjorie reynolds, edward keane, at turner classic movies. Midnight is a 1939 american screwball comedy film directed by mitchell leisen and starring claudette colbert, don ameche, john barrymore, francis lederer, mary astor, and elaine barrie. Midnight limited 1940 john king majorie reynolds larry titus. Marjorie reynolds revives the energetic spunky character that made her a favorite as the girl reporter in the mr.
The phantom robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train the midnight limited and val lennon and his pretty. Mostly filmed on sets, midnight limited features 3 separate train journeys, a damsel in distress, one. Howard brethertons midnight limited ranks with the best of the 1940s. A detective tracking a jewel thief on board the train finds his job getting more complicatedand more dangerouswhen murder is added to the mix, forcing him to use himself as bait in a last ditch effort to catch the killer. With john dusty king, marjorie reynolds, george cleveland, edward keane. Twilight time releases 10 to midnight as part of its limited edition series, and only 3,000 units were produced. Written by charles brackett and billy wilder based on a story by edwin justus mayer and franz schulz, the film is about an unemployed american showgirl stranded in paris who is set up by a millionaire to break. Midnight limited 1940 cast and crew a detective john king flirts with a passenger marjorie reynolds robbed on a new yorktomontreal train. Yes, foppish richos are being relieved of their ice at an alarming rate in this shadowy bpicture from monogram studios motto. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. The film was released on march 20, 1940, by monogram pictures. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. Midnight limited was a 1940 b film out of monogram well, i suppose writing monogram and b film is the same thing. Midnight limited is a 1940 american mystery film directed by howard bretherton and written by harrison carter and charles williams.
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