Midnight Manhunt is a 1945 in film crime film mystery directed by William C. Thomas and written by David Lang (screenwriter). The film premiered on July 24, 1945 and is in the public domain.
The film stars William Gargan, Ann Savage (actress), Leo Gorcey and George Zucco.
Plot summary
Midnight Manhunt begins with the shooting death of a master criminal who expires in a wax museum. Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage (actress)) is first on the scene, but she is soon in competition with her boyfriend, fellow reporter Pete Willis (William Gargan). The killer traps Sue in the wax museum when he returns there looking for the body. Leo Gorcey plays the caretaker of the wax museum.
Cast
- William Gargan ... Pete Willis
- Ann Savage (actress) ... Sue Gallagher
- Leo Gorcey ... Clutch Tracy
- George Zucco ... Jelke
- Paul Hurst (actor) ... Murphy
- Don Beddoe ... Det. Lt. Max Hurley
- Charles Halton... Henry Miggs
- George E. Stone ... Joe Wells
See also
List of films in the public domain
Category:1945 films
Category:English-language films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:American mystery films
Category:1940s crime films