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The Midnight Story

Name: The Midnight Story
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1957-06-04
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.106

★ 6,1 /10 (33 Votes)

1957 EN 89 min

Overview

Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties.

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Release date

04/06/1957

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Popularity

1.9

The strangest manhunt in the history of crime!

Genres

Drama Crime

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

89 min

Tony Curtis

Joe Martini

Gilbert Roland

Sylvio Malatesta

Marisa Pavan

Anna Malatesta

Jay C. Flippen

Sgt. Jack Gillen

Argentina Brunetti

Mama Malatesta

Ted de Corsia

Lt. Kilrain

Richard Monda

Pietro "Peanuts" Malatesta

Kathleen Freeman

Rosa Cuneo

Herb Vigran

Charlie Cuneo

Peggy Maley

Veda Pinelli

John Cliff

Father Giuseppe

Russ Conway

Det. Sgt. Sommers

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Chico Vejar

Frankie Pellatrini

Tito Vuolo

Grocer

Helen Wallace

Mother Catherine

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James Hyland

Frank Wilkins

Bobby Barber

Party Guest (uncredited)

Richard Benedict

Pool Player (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Nina Borget

Party Guest (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Counterman (uncredited)

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Mary Chan

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Spencer Chan

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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W.T. Chang

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime

Diner Patron (uncredited)

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Sam Finn

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Chaperone at Dance (uncredited)

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Joe Garcio

Party Guest (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Cop (uncredited)

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John Indrisano

Card Player (uncredited)

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David Leonard

Father Tomasino (uncredited)

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Tom McDonough

Doctor (uncredited)

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Tina Menard

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Reporter (uncredited)

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Anton Northpole

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Emma Palmese

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jean Ransome

Chaperone at Dance (uncredited)

Chris Robinson

Boy at Dance (uncredited)

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Edwin Rochelle

Diner Patron (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Card Player (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Card Player (uncredited)

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Owen Song

Waiter (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

Chaperone at Dance (uncredited)

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Rodger Terry

Chaperone at Dance (uncredited)

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Theresa Testa

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sammee Tong

Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Joe Turkel

Lothario at Dance (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Vince de Paul (uncredited)

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Renata Vanni

Señora Betgatina (uncredited)

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Paul Weber

Doctor (uncredited)

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This Martini is shaken but not stirred. The Midnight Story (AKA: Appointment With A Shadow) is directed by Joseph Pevney and written by Edwin Blum and John Robinson. It stars Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, Gilbert Roland and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and CinemaScope cinematography is by Russell Metty. When a San Francisco priest is murdered, friend of the priest, Joe Martini (Curtis), a traffic cop, gets a hunch and ingratiates himself into the family of the man he thinks is responsible. Somehow it has become one of those 1950s black and white crime movies entered i…

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Tony Curtis is a keen San Francisco cop ("Joe") who is convinced that the killer of a local priest is none other than local crab fisherman "Malatesta" (Gilbert Roland). There's no evidence, though, and that man has a fairly cast iron alibi. His boss "KIlrain" (Ted de Corsia) tells him to forget it but he can't, so he quits and with a bit of off-the-books help from his sergeant "Gillen" (Jay C. Flippen) he sets out to ingratiate himself with his suspect. Against all the odds, they actually start to bond, and after a short while the older man suggests that "Joe" moves into the family home where …

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