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  • Midnight Court (1937)
  • Passed
    63 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Midnight Court (1937)
Passed
63 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Victor Shanley had once been New York City's most-acclaimed crime-fighting, crusading District Attorney and the scourge of the underworld. But the workaholic demands of the job led him to drinking and alcoholism. Dismissed from office in ...See moreVictor Shanley had once been New York City's most-acclaimed crime-fighting, crusading District Attorney and the scourge of the underworld. But the workaholic demands of the job led him to drinking and alcoholism. Dismissed from office in disgrace and divorced by his wife, Carol, Shanley soon found himself a gutter-drunk. But when hired by gangster Al Kruger, racketeer in charge of a hot-car ring, Shanley is soon back on top and made rich in the process, and relishing the revenge he had taken on the law-and-order faction he bitterly thought had done him an injustice. Shanley befriends a young engineer, Bob Terrell, who had inadvertently gotten mixed up with Kruger's mob, and gets Bob a job with an aircraft-factory in Tennessee. But Kruger, fearful that Bob might have knowledge that will incriminate him, has his henchman "Slim" Jacobs murder the young man. Shanley vows to get revenge on Kruger. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Don Ryan (original and screen play) | Kenneth Gamet (original and screen play)
Producer
Cinematographer
Warren Lynch (photography)
Editor
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Updated Mar 6, 1937

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Mar 6, 1937 (United States)

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Ann Dvorak
Carol O'Neill Carol O'Neill   See fewer
John Litel
Victor Shanley Victor Shanley   See fewer
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Bob Terrill Bob Terrill   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Judge Frederick J. Thompson Judge Frederick J. Thompson   See fewer
William B. Davidson
Alfred H. Kruger (as William Davidson) Alfred H. Kruger (as William Davidson)   See fewer
Stanley Fields
'Slim' Jacobs 'Slim' Jacobs   See fewer
Walter Miller
Police Lt. Jerry Burke Police Lt. Jerry Burke   See fewer
John Sheehan
'Clouter' Hoag 'Clouter' Hoag   See fewer
Bill Elliott
City Attorney Seabrook (as Gordon Elliott) City Attorney Seabrook (as Gordon Elliott)   See fewer
Gordon Hart
Superior Court Judge Superior Court Judge   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Bailiff Turner (as Harrison Green) Bailiff Turner (as Harrison Green)   See fewer
Charley Foy
Dutch (as Charles Foy) Dutch (as Charles Foy)   See fewer
Eddie Foster
Louie Rennick Louie Rennick   See fewer
Lyle Moraine
Harry Jills Harry Jills   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Adolph Nodle Adolph Nodle   See fewer
Joan Woodbury
Chiquita (as John Woodbury) Chiquita (as John Woodbury)   See fewer
Don Downen
Car Thief Car Thief   See fewer
John Butler
Kruger's Lawyer (uncredited) Kruger's Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Cavender
Counter Clerk (uncredited) Counter Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheaton Chambers
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Chandler
Eddie - the Detective (uncredited) Eddie - the Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Cramer
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Cunningham
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Flint
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gardner
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hayden
Stolen Car Victim (uncredited) Stolen Car Victim (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Holmes
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Jackson
Garfield Brown (uncredited) Garfield Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheldon Jett
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Kendall
Milt - the Reporter (uncredited) Milt - the Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Kipling
Defense Attorney (uncredited) Defense Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Mason
Police Detective (uncredited) Police Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat McKee
Mug at Party / Mechanic (uncredited) Mug at Party / Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard M. Mitchell
Court Bailiff (uncredited) Court Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Smitty - Police Detective (uncredited) Smitty - Police Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Natheaux
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Otho
Mechanic (uncredited) Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Police Sergeant Clerk (uncredited) Police Sergeant Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Rawlinson
District Attorney Larson (uncredited) District Attorney Larson (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Saum
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Houseley Stevenson
Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited) Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
Harvey - Shanley's Butler (uncredited) Harvey - Shanley's Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Police Chief (uncredited) Police Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Wilson
Tough Vagrant (uncredited) Tough Vagrant (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Wise
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
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