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Midnight Manhunt

1945 · 64 min

A breezy, tongue-in-cheek noir romp that zips through a wax museum caper with screwball banter and low-budget charm.

Directed by
William C. Thomas
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey
Tagline
A Weird, Whacky "Who-dun-it" in a Wax Museum!
Overview
Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.

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Directed by
William C. Thomas
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • deception
  • crime
  • ambition
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
William C. Thomas
Written by
David Lang
Starring
William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey, George Zucco, Paul Hurst, Don Beddoe, Charles Halton, George E. Stone
Music
Alexander Laszlo
Cinematography
Fred Jackman Jr.
Runtime
64 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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