The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,572 VOTES · DIR. Raoul Walsh

The Horn Blows at Midnight poster

Overview

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,729 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:50 MENT GROUP AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
00:04:58 WHAT IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN SLEEP?
00:10:02 UH, ATHANAEL, SIR. ANGEL JUNIOR GRADE
00:12:33 AND PLAYING HORN SOLOS ON YOUR TRUMPET.
00:15:34 IF I DID, YOU COULD NEVER FIND IT.
00:18:56 MR. CAESAR! CALLING MR. CAESAR!
00:22:08 WHERE DID YOU FIND THEM?
00:25:12 [PEOPLE ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
00:28:37 KEEP COOL!
00:31:51 OH, SURE, SURE!
00:34:54 SO NOW THEY'RE RESTING.
00:39:16 YOU WANT THAT WITH A DOUBLE SCOOP JUMBO DELIGHT?
00:42:31 YOU'VE BEEN VERY GENEROUS, AND I'D GLADLY GIVE YOU SOME DOLLARS IF I HAD SOME.
00:45:25 TRUMP IT! ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!
00:48:27 YOU HAVE?
00:51:12 ACROSS THE RIVER IN JOISEY.
00:54:27 I'D SAY YOU WAS A FINK.
00:58:19 IT'S, UM-- IT'S THE HARP.
01:01:15 C AND THAT'S NOT ALL THEY WERE FASHIONED FOR."H
01:04:35 HELLO, UNCLE ARCHIE.
01:07:13 IF I GOT ANY CLOSER, I'D BE STANDING BEHIND YOU.
01:10:22 HUMPHREY DID PRETTY WELL, TOO.
01:12:57 [AH-CHOO]
01:17:42 [PLAYING IN TUNE]

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,729
Dialogue density22.2 lines / min
First line00:00:50
Final line01:17:42

Production Record

DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,572