Athaniel is so incredibly naive to the ways of this world that everything he does from eating in diner to becoming involved with a beautiful woman is fresh,playful and very funny. Or perhaps audiences were tired of the lightweight fantasycomedies that had flourished during. The horn blows at midnight 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The horn blows at midnight 1945 was not as successful at the box office, but this oddball fantasy at least was original. Whatever the case, the screen version of horn blows at midnight delivers plenty of laughs for benny fans and casual viewers alike. Though jack benny made a cottage industry out of joking about the purported rottenness of his 1945 vehicle horn blows at midnght, the film is. Some of the reels are in better shape than others, but for the most part the image is impressively sharp and its easy to explore details in the film s fantastically elaborate miniatures. By explicit, i mean we know from the onset that it is a dream. When he fails his assignment, he becomes a fallen angel, and though hes. Omnibus the horn blows at midnight tv episode 1953 imdb. Videos for the horn blows at midnight turner classic movies. Yes, it is silly as well as corney, but it is one of those happy nobrainers that allow refreshing escape into nonsense. An angel is sent to new york city with instructions to blow a trumpet which will destroy the earth.
The leghorn blows at midnight is a foghorn leghorn cartoon directed by robert mckimson and released by warner bros. The horn blows at midnight has four things working against it. The horn blows at midnight movie tv listings and schedule tv. The horn blows at midnight 1945 disinterestedspectator.
Benny played a trumpet player who falls asleep and dreams he is an angel sent to destroy the world by blowing on the. In a radio orchestra trumpet player athanael jack benny plays wrong notes and falls asleep during a paradise coffee commercial. Sweet rosie ogrady 1943 charles, duke of trippenham. Reginald gardner and margaret dumont supported him in this comedyfantasy about athaneal benny, the trumpetplaying angel. The horn blows at midnight 1945 watch on fubotv, tcm, and. Jack benny used this films disappointing box office as a longrunning gag but that shouldnt keep fans or even nonfans from seeking it out, its a real curio. A trumpet player dreams he is an archangel sent to end the world with a blast. With jack benny, alexis smith, dolores moran, allyn joslyn. The title is a play upon the 1945 jack benny film the horn blows at midnight, a notable flop which benny often poked rueful fun at on his radio show this is only the second cartoon to feature camptown races. The horn blows at midnight 1945 cast and crew a trumpet player in a radio orchestra jack benny falls asleep during a commercial and dreams hes the angel athanael. The horn blows at midnight 1945 a trumpet player in a radio orchestra jack benny falls asleep during a commercial and dreams hes the angel athanael. The film did respectable business but wasnt an overwhelming success doubtlessly due to the timing, coming at the end of ww2 and benny. Oh wonder o2 empire shepherds bush, london 09032020.
The horn blows at midnight is the name of a jack benny film which involved benny playing an angel named athaniel with the task of blowing a trumpet to herald the end of earth at midnight. The horn blows at midnight was jack bennys final film, a lavish screwball comedy about an angel who was given the task of blowing a horn which signaled the end of the earth. A trumpet player in a radio orchestra jack benny falls asleep during a commercial and dreams hes the angel athanael. The horn blows at midnight 1945 is a comedy fantasy film directed by raoul walsh, and starring jack benny following its poor boxoffice, benny often exploited the films failure for laughs over the next 20 years in his radio and television comedy series the jack benny program, making the film a known entity to his audience, even if they had never seen it.
Falling asleep during the paradise coffee the coffee that makes you sleep program, the bands third trumpeter dreams hes athanael, an angel deputized to blow the last trumpet at exactly midnight on earth. But osidro and doremus, two fallen angels enjoying the physical pleasures of an earthly. The beautiful and funny story of a junior grade angel with a brief but important task on the earth. The horn blows at midnight 1945 is a comedy fantasy film directed by raoul walsh, and starring jack benny following its poor boxoffice, benny often exploited the film s failure for laughs over the next 20 years in his radio and television comedy series the jack benny program, making the film a known entity to his audience, even if they had never seen it. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Heavenly trappings in the opening title sequence and jack benny as athanael and alexis smith as elizabeth enduring life in a radio orchestra, from raoul walshs the horn blows at midnight, 1945. Watch the horn blows at midnight online stream full movie. Released at the end of wwii and eight days after the death of fdr, the films subject matter was deemed somewhat controversial at the time and it was not the resounding. Studio swing band swing low, sweet chariot the horn blows at midnight 1945 duration. For the rest of his career jack benny used the failure of this movie as one of. Spoilers s2 question about nights watch horn blowing. The film was a box office bomb and consequently became a longrunning joke on jack bennys radio show. The horn blows at midnight 1945 cast and crew moviefone.
The horn blows and everyone wakes almost immediately and freezes, thinking about where their weapons are and how far they are from the defenses. Perhaps this is why audiences werent interested in buying tickets to an endof the world farce. The regionfree the horn blows at midnight, a warner bros. Perhaps this is why audiences werent interested in buying tickets to an endoftheworld farce. Shop the horn blows at midnight dvd 1945 at best buy. Jan 24, 2018 the horn blows at midnight has four things working against it. Listen to jack benny 440 the horn blows at midnight online using any of the 3 radio players below. The horn blows at midnight full frame, manufactured on demand. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and. The horn blows at midnight featuring jack benny and alexis smith is streaming via tv. There are some good laughs but generally the horn blows at midnight is not solid. The horn blows at midnight 1945 is a comedy fantasy film directed by raoul walsh, and starring jack benny.
Mar 29, 20 studio swing band swing low, sweet chariot the horn blows at midnight 1945 duration. The same brazen, idiosyncratic qualities that made midnight a bomb at the time of its release also make it a quirky, unconventional, audacious winner. A trumpet player jack benny dreams he is an archangel sent to end the world with a blast. Directed by raoul walsh the thief of bagdad, the film features an excellent supporting cast, including guy kibbee, alexis smith, reginald. Employed to serve the craufurd arms, milton keynes 07032020. Benny is a deep thirdchair trumpet playing angel in the celestial symphony chosen, by a disgruntled god to signal the end of the world at the end of an earthly year.
The horn blows at midnight on omnibus internet archive. The title is a play upon the 1945 jack benny film the horn blows at midnight, a notable flop which benny often poked rueful fun at on his radio show. Other articles where the horn blows at midnight is discussed. Just before the beginning of a live broadcast, he falls asleep and starts dreaming. Oh wonder will leave you equally as elated and full of love for life. The horn blows at midnight 1945 b 78 sanderson beck. Supposedly a jaunty comicfantasy, raoul walshs 1945 film carries an undeniably dark undertone as musician benny dreams hes an angel of doom whose trumpet will signal the end of the. Following its poor boxoffice, benny often exploited the films failure for laughs over the next 20 years in his radio and television comedy series the jack benny program, making the film a known entity to his audience, even if they had never seen it. The horn blows at midnight film by walsh 1945 britannica. Directed by raoul walsh the thief of bagdad, the film features an excellent supporting cast, including guy kibbee, alexis smith, reginald gardner and a young robert blake. For jack benny fans, this is the film that was the punch line on virtually every one of his radio shows. Mike mazurki in the horn blows at midnight 1945 ethel griffies in the horn. While dozing off during a radio broadcast, studio musician athaniel benny dreams hes a trumpet player in heavens celestial orchestra. Released at the end of wwii and eight days after the death of fdr, the film s subject matter was deemed somewhat controversial at the time and it was not the resounding.
A musician dreams he is an angel sent to earth to blow his trumpet for judgment day, but he gets distracted. For americans over a certain age, the mere mention of the 1945 comedy film the horn blows at midnight will generate a nostalgic chuckle not because of the film itself, but because it was the subject of numerous jokes regarding its allegedly poor quality. Alas, the film proved a boxoffice disappointment, which was injurious for bennys film career but a boon to his radio and tv shows, which thrived on derisive horn blows at midnight jokes for the next two decades. The movie, its alleged poor quality, and its alleged flop at the box office, became a running gag for benny for years thereafter. Some of the reels are in better shape than others, but for the most part the image is impressively sharp and its easy to explore details in the films fantastically elaborate miniatures. The horn blows at midnight 1945 raoul walsh synopsis.
With alistair cooke, jack benny, lester matthews, dorothy malone. The horn blows at midnightwas the final lead film role for jack benny, who concentrated on radio and television for the remainder of his highly successful career. Alas, the film proved a boxoffice disappointment, which was injurious for bennys film career but a boon to his radio and tv shows, which thrived on derisive horn blows at midnight jokes for the. This one is a lightweight comedy that never seems able to make up its mind whether to be fantasy or broad slapstick. The horn blows at midnight 1945 composer archie dexter. The horn blows at midnight the ford theater drama old. Though jack benny made a cottage industry out of joking about the purported rottenness of his 1945 vehicle horn blows at midnght, the film is in fact a delightful comedyfantasycertainly not bennys best film, but far from his worst. The film did respectable business but wasnt an overwhelming success doubtlessly due to the timing, coming at the end of ww2 and benny soon began joking about what a dismal failure the film was. Although benny used this film as a running gag on his. The beautiful angel elizabeth alexis smith delivers athanael to the head of heavens orchestra, where hes told to return to earth and blow his trumpet at midnight, thus marking the end of the world. And the man who made all of those jokes was the films celebrated star, jack benny.
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