Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien and Gale Storm.[1]
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Hunt Stromberg |
| Screenplay by | Eugene Ling |
| Story by | Gerald Drayson Adams Leo Katcher |
| Starring | Mark Stevens Edmond O'Brien Gale Storm |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Childhood friends Rocky Barnes (Stevens) and Dan Purvis (O'Brien) are Los Angeles prowl car cops on night duty. Barnes is easygoing while Purvis is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum. Both men are attracted to radio communicator Kate Mallory (Storm) but she is reluctant to get involved with policemen, her cop father having been killed in the line of duty.
One night Rocky and Dan arrest murderous racketeer Ritchie Garris (Buka) but he escapes and swears vengeance. In a thrill-packed climax, Garris makes a desperate escape using a little kid as a shield. After Garris' girlfriend (Robbins) is killed stepping in front of his gun, Purvis shoots Garris.
Cast
- Mark Stevens as Rocky Barnes
- Edmond O'Brien as Daniel Purvis
- Gale Storm as Katherine Mallory
- Donald Buka as Ritchie Garris
- Gale Robbins as Terry Romaine
- Anthony Ross as Lt. Masterson
- Roland Winters as Leo Cusick
- Tito Vuolo as Romano
- Grazia Narciso as Mrs. Romano
- Madge Blake as Mrs. Mallory
- Lora Lee Michel as Kathy