The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Comedy
Fantasy
Music

The Horn Blows at Midnight

78 minutes
04/28/1945
5.8

Overview

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Cast

Jack Benny
Jack BennyAthanael
Alexis Smith
Alexis SmithElizabeth
Dolores Moran
Dolores MoranViolinist / Fran Blackstone
Allyn Joslyn
Allyn JoslynSecond Trumpeter / Osidro
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald GardinerComposer / Archie Dexter
Guy Kibbee
Guy KibbeeRadio Director / The Chief
John Alexander
John AlexanderFirst Trumpeter / Doremus
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin PangbornRadio Engineer / Sloan
Margaret Dumont
Margaret DumontMme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
Robert Blake
Robert BlakeJunior Pulplinsky
Ethel Griffies
Ethel GriffiesLady Stover
Paul Harvey
Paul HarveyHotel Manager Thompson
Mike Mazurki
Mike MazurkiBass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
Truman Bradley
Truman BradleyRadio Announcer
Murray Alper
Murray AlperHotel Bell Captain (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Whit BissellHeavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Oliver BlakePhotographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Monte Blue
Monte BlueThe Chef (uncredited)
John Brown
John BrownLou the waiter (uncredited)
James Burke
James BurkePoliceman (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Sidney MillerTrumpet player (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
Francis PierlotPersonnel Manager in Heaven (uncredited)
Larry Rio
Larry RioSlippy Tompkins (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Harry RosenthalSherman Starr (uncredited)
Anabel Shaw
Anabel ShawTelephone Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Swan
Buddy SwanKid (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Betty AlexanderAngel (uncredited)
Virginia Patton
Virginia PattonParty Girl (uncredited)