The Horn Blows at Midnight
“The curfew blows at midnight but the laughs go on forever!!!”
1945 · 1 h 18 min
Raoul WalshCast
Jack Benny 
Alexis Smith 
Dolores Moran 
Allyn Joslyn 
Reginald Gardiner 
Guy Kibbee
Plot
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep and dreams he is an angel sent to destroy the Earth with a blast.
Sinekatalog’s take
Raoul Walsh's fantasy comedy, with Jack Benny, is a famously self-mocking joke at its own expense, and fun.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (1,668 votes)
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