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At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)

Overview

This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.
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Jean Negulesco profile
Jean Negulesco

Director

Cast

Craig Stevens profile
Craig Stevens

Lane McGowan

Elisabeth Risdon profile
Elisabeth Risdon

Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

Knox Manning profile
Knox Manning

Carson

Howard Da Silva profile
Howard Da Silva

Angie the Ox

Ben Welden profile
Ben Welden

Babe

Frank Ferguson profile
Frank Ferguson

Prosecuting Attorney

Eddie Dunn profile
Eddie Dunn

Policeman

Faye Emerson profile
Faye Emerson

Miss LaMond

Fred Kelsey profile
Fred Kelsey

Police Sergeant

John Ridgely profile
John Ridgely

Reporter

Craig Stevens profile
Craig Stevens

Lane McGowan

Elisabeth Risdon profile
Elisabeth Risdon

Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

Knox Manning profile
Knox Manning

Carson

Howard Da Silva profile
Howard Da Silva

Angie the Ox

Ben Welden profile
Ben Welden

Babe

Frank Ferguson profile
Frank Ferguson

Prosecuting Attorney

Eddie Dunn profile
Eddie Dunn

Policeman

Faye Emerson profile
Faye Emerson

Miss LaMond

Fred Kelsey profile
Fred Kelsey

Police Sergeant

John Ridgely profile
John Ridgely

Reporter

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Release Date

November 15, 1941

Original Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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