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  • Captain Midnight (1942)
  • Passed
    270 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Captain Midnight (1942)
Passed
270 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Secret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America. ...See moreSecret Service Major Steel (Joseph W. Girard), is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright (Dave O'Brien) is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America. When murderous bombing attacks are made on West Coast munitions plants, Steel sends for Albright and asks him to track down the mysterious Ivan Shark (James Craven), the foreign agent mastermind behind the attacks. Shark has learned about an ingenious range finder, invented by John Edwards (Bryant Washburn) and makes plans to obtain a model of the invention. Edwards instructs his daughter, Joyce (Dorothy Short), to bring the model to Albright for safekeeping in his mountain laboratory. Shark takes Edwards prisoner by Albright assures Joyce that her father will be saved and an end put to Shark's reign of terror. Dressing as Captain Midnight and enlisting the aid of his friends, Chuck (Sam Edwards) and Ichabod Mudd (Guy Wilkerson), Captain Midnight delivers on his promises fourteen chapters later. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Basil Dickey (screenplay) | George H. Plympton (screenplay) (as George Plympton) | Jack Stanley (screenplay) | Wyndham Gittens (screenplay)
Composer
Lee Zahler (music)
Cinematographer
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Updated Feb 15, 1942

Release date
Feb 15, 1942 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Dave O'Brien
Captain Midnight Captain Midnight   See fewer
James Craven
Ivan Shark Ivan Shark   See fewer
Guy Wilkerson
Ichabod Mudd Ichabod Mudd   See fewer
Bryant Washburn
John Edwards John Edwards   See fewer
Joseph W. Girard
Major Steel (as Joe Girard) Major Steel (as Joe Girard)   See fewer
Ray Teal
Borgman Borgman   See fewer
George Pembroke
Dr. James Jordan Dr. James Jordan   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Martel (as Charles Hamilton) Martel (as Charles Hamilton)   See fewer
Dick Botiller
Kraus (uncredited) Kraus (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Caits
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Elliott
Police Chief (uncredited) Police Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklyn Farnum
Allen (uncredited) Allen (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Frost
Army Officer (uncredited) Army Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Garcio
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Geary
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Red (uncredited) Red (uncredited)   See fewer
Knox Manning
Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Mapes
Slim (uncredited) Slim (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McMurphy
Army Air Dispatcher / G-Man Guard at Bungalo (uncredited) Army Air Dispatcher / G-Man Guard at Bungalo (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
Fang (uncredited) Fang (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perrin
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rose Plumer
Nurse Grey (uncredited) Nurse Grey (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Spotter (uncredited) Spotter (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Shumway
Burns (uncredited) Burns (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Steele
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Slick (uncredited) Slick (uncredited)   See fewer
Slim Whitaker
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Young
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
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