Half Past Midnight
| Half Past Midnight | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William F. Claxton |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Screenplay by | Arnold Belgard |
| Starring |
Kent Taylor Peggy Knudsen |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Frank Baldridge |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | March 1948 |
Running time | 69 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Half Past Midnight is a 1948 American comedy / murder mystery film, William F. Claxton's first directed feature after eight years as a film editor.
Plot summary
Kent Taylor plays a man who meets a dancer in a nightclub. She's implicated in a killing, and he's drawn into escaping from the police with her through Chinatown as they seek the real murderer.
Cast
- Kent Taylor as Wade Hamilton
- Peggy Knudsen as Sally Ferris / Sally Parker
- Joe Sawyer as Detective Nash
- Walter Sande as Detective MacDonald
- Martin Kosleck as Cortez
- Mabel Paige as Hester Thornwall
- Gil Stratton as Chick Patrick
- Jean Wong as Blossom Gow
- Jane Everett as Carlotta Evans
- Damian O'Flynn as Murray Evans
- Richard Loo as Lee Gow
- Tom Dugan as Bus Tour Guide
- Jean De Briac as Nightclub Headwaiter
- Willie Best as Nightclub Janitor
- Victor Sen Yung as Hotel Porter