The Midnight Man

Mar 7, 1974

1h 59m

★ 5.7

One of them is a murderer. All of them make the most fascinating murder mystery in years.

Overview

An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Norlan Productions

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Jim Slade

Burt Lancaster

Linda Thorpe

Susan Clark

Quartz Willinger

Cameron Mitchell

Philip Clayborne

Morgan Woodward

Sheriff Jack Casey

Harris Yulin

Dr. Prichette

Robert Quarry

Judy Willinger

Joan Lorring

Waldo Mason

Lawrence Dobkin

Leroy

Ed Lauter

Cash

Mills Watson

Ewing

Charles Tyner

Natalie Clayborne

Catherine Bach

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