Antes de medianoche (1936)
La historia de un egoísta escritor de novelas policiacas que se involucra en el caso de un famoso ladrón de arte (que se cree que está muerto) mientras al mismo tiempo tiene un romance con una encantadora joven actriz que participa en una obra que también resulta ser la tapadera de un robo masivo de joyas. El experto en arte y criminólogo George Melville es contratado para rastrear a los ladrones de arte, con la ayuda de la vivaz Claire Peyton y el estímulo de Phil Bane, el rugiente editor del periódico que lo ha contratado. El cerebro se hace pasar por un empresario teatral y escenifica un drama bélico, repleto de fuertes explosiones, para desviar la atención de su banda de ladrones, que están abriendo cajas fuertes en un banco adyacente al teatro.
Directora:
Edward Ludwig
Escritores:
Sidney Buchman, Harry Sauber, Jack Kirkland.
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Jean Arthur as Claire Peyton |
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Joel McCrea as George Melville |
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Reginald Owen as Blackton Gregory |
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Thomas Mitchell as Phil Bane |
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Victor Kilian as Mark Gibbs |
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John Gallaudet as McGuire |
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Emmett Vogan as Lorimer |
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George Cooper as Duncan |
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Herman Bing as Otto |
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Robert Warwick as Phillip Rupert |
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Bess Flowers as Miss Arnold - Beauty Salon Attendant (uncredited) |
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John Eldredge as Tommy - Actor in Play (uncredited) |
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Theodore von Eltz as John Ridley - Henchman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Rankin as Blackton's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Wedgwood Nowell as Henchman on Telephone (uncredited) |
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Robert Fiske as Dario - Henchman (uncredited) |
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Edward Earle as Jef - Henchman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Edward Ludwig | Director |
| Production | Everett Riskin | Producer |
| Camera | Henry Freulich | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Otto Meyer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Newman | Costume Design |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Writing | Sidney Buchman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harry Sauber | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jack Kirkland | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Krumgold | Story |
| Writing | John Howard Lawson | Adaptation |
