6.0At the Stroke of Twelve · 1941
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941) is a Drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Risdon, Knox Manning.
Drama
6.0Overview
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.
Cast
Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Risdon, Knox Manning, Howard Da Silva, Ben Welden, Frank Ferguson, Eddie Dunn, Faye Emerson
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What is "At the Stroke of Twelve" about?
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.
When was "At the Stroke of Twelve" released?
At the Stroke of Twelve was released in 1941.
Who stars in "At the Stroke of Twelve"?
The cast includes Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Risdon, Knox Manning, Howard Da Silva.
