Before Midnight (1933): Cast
Before Midnight is a 1933 crime drama directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Joseph Crehan as Capt. Frank Flynn, Ralph Bellamy and Kit Guard. It runs 1 hour 3 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 3m (63 min)
- Director
- Lambert Hillyer
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Before Midnight About?
The premise of Before Midnight without spoilers.
Fate wound the clock of death and released its spring at the stroke of twelve. A detective tries to figure out who killed a man who predicted his own death.
Before Midnight Themes & Keywords
· 31 tags- racial stereotype
- b movie
- damsel in distress
- held at gunpoint
- steve trent series
- deception
- gunfire
- police detective
- murdered before midnight
- one minute before midnight
- revenge
- 1930s
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- new york city
- old dark house
- reprisal
- retribution
- stock footage
- cigarette smoking
- japanese servant
- death of elderly husband
- infidelity
- motive
- housekeeper
- alibi
- treachery
- rich man
- pre code film
- taxi driver
- man
- time in title
- murder
Before Midnight Cast & Characters
Joseph Crehan leads the cast as Capt. Frank Flynn, with Ralph Bellamy as Insp. Steve Trent and Kit Guard as Jack. Directed by Lambert Hillyer; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lambert Hillyer
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Joseph Crehan as Capt. Frank Flynn -
Ralph Bellamy as Insp. Steve Trent - Kit Guard as Jack
- Edward LeSaint as Harry Graham
Also Starring in Before Midnight
· 11 more- Bob Kortman Plainclothesman
- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones 1st Taxi Driver
- George Cooper Stubby
- Bradley Page Howard B. Smith
- Claude Gillingwater John Fry
- Betty Blythe Mavis Fry
- Mary Foy Housekeeper
- June Collyer Janet Holt
- Arthur Pierson Dr. David R. Marsh
- Otto Yamaoka Kono
- William Jeffrey Edward Arnold
More from Lambert Hillyer
More films directed by Lambert Hillyer: Oklahoma Blues, The Case of the Baby-Sitter, The Hat Box Mystery and Smart Guy.
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Before Midnight FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Before Midnight, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Before Midnight?
Before Midnight runs 1 hour 3 minutes (63 minutes).
When was Before Midnight released?
Before Midnight was released on November 18, 1933.
Who directed Before Midnight?
Before Midnight was directed by Lambert Hillyer.
More films by Lambert Hillyer Who is in the cast of Before Midnight?
Before Midnight stars Joseph Crehan as Capt. Frank Flynn, Ralph Bellamy as Insp. Steve Trent and Kit Guard as Jack, among 15 credited actors.
Does Before Midnight have a post-credit scene?
No. Before Midnight has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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