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Half Past Midnight

1948, Movie, NR, 69 mins

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Routine mystery finds Taylor as a detective who meets up with Knudsen in a nightclub where she's being blackmailed by a dancer. That same night the dancer is murdered and Knudsen becomes a prime suspect. She and Taylor take off to find the real killer, with the police close on their tail. Knudsen is cleared in the end as the young detective manages to find the culprit. This already weak mystery is further hampered by divulging the killer's identity too soon. It is also fille... read more leave a comment
Year: 1948
Rated NR

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Cast
Kent Taylor: Wade Hamilton
Peggy Knudsen: Sally Parker
Joe Sawyer: Joe Nash
Walter Sande: Mac
Gil Stratton: Chick Patrick
Martin Kosleck: Cortez

 

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Poor Ed. He has to take pills...

Poor Ed. He has to take pills for his hypertension and find a way to stay destressed even though he runs one of Vegas' megacasinos that's always the target of nefarious types looking to act out some nefarious schemes. On top of that, some stupid fool has stolen the big guy's identity. Wait, there's more. Unbeknownst (I love that word. It's so Speed Racer.) to him, Mike gets Ed's precious Aston Martin stolen and chopped up. Stay destressed? I don't think so. At least this all leads to some pretty funny Ed and Danny scenes. James Caan and Josh Duhamel really have this father-son-type chemistry down pat. And is there anything better than finding out something about Sam's mysterious past? Don't answer that. But come on, admit it: Her brother shows up (half brother, I get it Sam) and the girl vibrates all kinds of nervousness over her coworkers finding stuff out about her. That's enjoyable! Learning that as a kid she had a lisp and she could Electric Boogaloo wit read more

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