At the Stroke of Twelve

Synopsis

This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.

Main Cast

Craig Stevens

Lane McGowan

Age : 81 | Popularity : 27%

Elisabeth Risdon

Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

Age : N/A | Popularity : 36%

Knox Manning

Carson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Howard Da Silva

Angie the Ox

Age : 76 | Popularity : 23%

Ben Welden

Babe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Frank Ferguson

Prosecuting Attorney

Age : N/A | Popularity : 61%

Eddie Dunn

Policeman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Faye Emerson

Miss LaMond

Age : 65 | Popularity : 29%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean Negulesco
Writing	Writer	Harold Medford Damon Runyon
Production	Associate Producer	Gordon Hollingshead
Sound	Music	Howard Jackson
	Sound	Stanley Jones
Editing	Editor	Everett Dodd
Art	Art Direction	Charles Novi
Camera	Director of Photography	Ted D. McCord
Department	Role	Name

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