The Horn Blows at Midnight

About The Horn Blows at Midnight

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.

The Horn Blows at Midnight is a 1945 comedy fantasy film directed by Raoul Walsh. Its themes are angel, fallen angel, trumpet, and trumpet player.

Jack Benny appears as Athanael, Alexis Smith as Elizabeth, Dolores Moran as Violinist, and Allyn Joslyn as Second Trumpeter. At 78 minutes long, it arrived in April 1945.

The screenplay is by James V. Kern and Sam Hellman.

The Prophecy II and Fallen make useful companions to The Horn Blows at Midnight. It carries a NR rating.