Captain Midnight (1942): Cast
Captain Midnight is a 1942 adventure action film directed by James W. Horne, starring Dave O'Brien as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight, Joseph W. Girard and Bryant Washburn. It runs 4 hours 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 4h 30m (270 min)
- Director
- James W. Horne
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Captain Midnight About?
The premise of Captain Midnight without spoilers.
The story follows Secret Service Major Steel, one of the few who know that the respectable businessman Captain Albright leads a double life as the masked vigilante Captain Midnight, a fearless aviator who battles gangsters and threats to the nation through daring aerial pursuits across the sky.
Captain Midnight Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- chapter play
- dual role
- b movie
- nazi agent
- u.s. army air corps
- federal agent
- washington d.c.
- narrator
- narration
- cheater chapter
- leather helmet and goggles
- masked flyer
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- police chief
- mistaken identity
- bushwhacker
- parachute
- reprisal
- retribution
- vindication
- violence
- episodic structure
- based on radio show
- police officer
- betrayal
- hot coal
- munitions plant
- bound and gagged
- woman bound and gagged
- jumping out of a moving car
- nurse
- hospital
- 1940s
- columbia serial
- 15 chapter serial
- gangster
- laboratory
- invention
- rangefinder
- moat
- amnesia
- memory loss
- los angeles california
- combination safe
- deception
- abduction
- ambush
- cliffhanger
- stock footage
- police car
- truck driver
Captain Midnight Cast & Characters
Dave O'Brien leads the cast as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight, with Joseph W. Girard as Major Steel (as Joe Girard) and Bryant Washburn as John Edwards. Directed by James W. Horne; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director James W. Horne
- Dave O'Brien as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
- Joseph W. Girard as Major Steel (as Joe Girard)
- Bryant Washburn as John Edwards
- Guy Wilkerson as Ichabod 'Icky' Mudd
Also Starring in Captain Midnight
· 4 more- James Craven Ivan Shark
- Luana Walters Fury Shark
- Sam Edwards Chuck Ramsey
- Dorothy Short Joyce Edwards
More from James W. Horne
More films directed by James W. Horne: The Green Archer, Terry and the Pirates, The Shadow and The Spider’s Web.
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Captain Midnight FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Captain Midnight, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Captain Midnight?
Captain Midnight runs 4 hours 30 minutes (270 minutes).
When was Captain Midnight released?
Captain Midnight was released on February 15, 1942.
Who directed Captain Midnight?
Captain Midnight was directed by James W. Horne.
More films by James W. Horne Who is in the cast of Captain Midnight?
Captain Midnight stars Dave O'Brien as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight, Joseph W. Girard as Major Steel (as Joe Girard) and Bryant Washburn as John Edwards, among 8 credited actors.
Does Captain Midnight have a post-credit scene?
No. Captain Midnight has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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