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Star of Midnight

Play trailer Poster for Star of Midnight 1935,  1h 30m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 4 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
After his girlfriend, Alice, goes missing, young Tim Winthrop consults with his friend, criminal lawyer Clay Dalzell (William Powell). Clay, joined by his fiancée, Donna Mantin (Ginger Rogers), agrees to help -- only to get involved with the simultaneous disappearance of stage actress Mary Smith, and the shocking murder of a gossip columnist poised to provide vital information about Mary. An unsolved gangster murder and the reappearance of an old flame lead Clay further into the puzzling maze.

Critics Reviews

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James T. Hamada The Nippu Jiji (Honolulu) Nov 20, 2020
There are several bits of rowdy fun. Go to Full Review
Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Oct 8, 2019
One of those fast, post-Thin-Man murder mysteries which you will have to see twice to unravel properly. Even at that I'm not sure you could unravel it; or that it is worth seeing twice. Go to Full Review
Graham Greene The Spectator May 15, 2018
A light, quick, sophisticated comedy. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 15, 2009
B-
Good escapist entertainment mixing snappy dialogue with pistol shots and cocktails. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Stephen Roberts

Director

William Powell

Clay "Dal" Dalzell

Ginger Rogers

Donna Mantin

Paul Kelly

Jimmy "Jim" Kinland

Howard J. Green

Screenwriter

Anthony Veiller

Screenwriter

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Star of Midnight

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Movie Info

Synopsis After his girlfriend, Alice, goes missing, young Tim Winthrop consults with his friend, criminal lawyer Clay Dalzell (William Powell). Clay, joined by his fiancée, Donna Mantin (Ginger Rogers), agrees to help -- only to get involved with the simultaneous disappearance of stage actress Mary Smith, and the shocking murder of a gossip columnist poised to provide vital information about Mary. An unsolved gangster murder and the reappearance of an old flame lead Clay further into the puzzling maze.
Director
Stephen Roberts
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter
Howard J. Green, Anthony Veiller, Edward Kaufman
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 10, 1935, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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