Between Midnight and Dawn (1950): the hownos/Allaby viewing session

Sept 27th at 7pm Eastern

Looking forward to it. I have seen five films from this director, Gordon Douglas.

Douglas directed Them! which is a cult classic.

Yes, I liked Them!

start

Started.

o'brien is a year older than stevens

I've seen Edmond O'Brien in 20 films and Mark Stevens in 6 films.

Good opening.

Is this the revival of the commentary threads?

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Would love too, but I’m at work. This were pretty popular for a year or so back in the day. Hope you guys enjoy. I don’t know this flick.

Fun fact: The film's working title was Prowl Car. I like Between Midnight and Dawn better.

cynical veteran cop and rookie cop. was this the first movie this was done?

Interesting fact: there are two women named Gale starring in this film. I never thought of Gale as a common or popular name.

It's the earliest one I can think of, but there might have been an earlier, lesser known noir that did it first.

I've only seen Gale Storm in one other film, Abandoned (1949).

Could be. I was just looking it up, and Stray Dogs is mentioned as a precursor to buddy cop movies, but I don’t think one of them is retiring in that. It does have the different personality trope. Very interesting.

i assume this is los angeles

According to wikipedia: It is notable as one of the earliest Hollywood policiers to focus on beat cops rather than detectives and other high-ranking officers.