The Horn Blows at Midnight

1h 18min

Comedy

Fantasy

Music

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 Benny

Athanael
Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Elizabeth
Dolores Moran

Dolores Moran

Violinist / Fran Blackstone
Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

Second Trumpeter / Osidro
Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Composer / Archie Dexter
Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Radio Director / The Chief
John Alexander

John Alexander

First Trumpeter / Doremus
Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Radio Engineer / Sloan
Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Junior Pulplinsky
Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Lady Stover
Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Hotel Manager Thompson
Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty
Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

Radio Announcer
Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Hotel Bell Captain (uncredited)
Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Heavenly Piccolo Player (uncredited)
Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Photographer in Heaven (uncredited)
Monte Blue

Monte Blue

The Chef (uncredited)
John Brown

John Brown

Lou the waiter (uncredited)
James Burke

James Burke

Policeman (uncredited)
Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Trumpet player (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Personnel Manager in Heaven (uncredited)
Larry Rio

Larry Rio

Slippy Tompkins (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal

Harry Rosenthal

Sherman Starr (uncredited)
Anabel Shaw

Anabel Shaw

Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Swan

Buddy Swan

Kid (uncredited)
Betty Alexander

Betty Alexander

Angel (uncredited)
Virginia Patton

Virginia Patton

Party Girl (uncredited)

Release date

28th Apr 1945

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English