The Midnight Story

Jun 4, 1957

1h 29m

★ 6.1

The strangest manhunt in the history of crime!

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Joe Martini

Tony Curtis

Sylvio Malatesta

Gilbert Roland

Anna Malatesta

Marisa Pavan

Sgt. Jack Gillen

Jay C. Flippen

Mama Malatesta

Argentina Brunetti

Lt. Kilrain

Ted de Corsia

Pietro "Peanuts" Malatesta

Richard Monda

Rosa Cuneo

Kathleen Freeman

Charlie Cuneo

Herb Vigran

Veda Pinelli

Peggy Maley

Father Giuseppe

John Cliff

Det. Sgt. Sommers

Russ Conway

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6.2

Bullet Scars

Mar 7, 1942

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6.4

The Snow White Murder Case

Mar 29, 2014

Beautiful Noriko Miki works at a cosmetic company. One day, Noriko is murdered. People begin to suspect her co-worker Miki Shirono might have killed her. Television begins to cover her story. A TV show interviews Miki Shirono's colleagues, family, people from her hometown. Rumors turn into fear. Is she a wicked a woman?

7.7

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

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6.0

Betrayed

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An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

5.7

Blood and Wine

Oct 3, 1996

A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

5.9

Someone to Watch Over Me

Oct 9, 1987

Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

6.2

The Paradine Case

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Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts the Paradine household servant on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.

7.3

The Narrow Margin

May 3, 1952

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

4.7

Full Confession

Sep 8, 1939

A Catholic priest must convince a man to step forward to save the wrong person from being sent to the electric chair.

6.4

Bull

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Ten years after he was last seen, a vicious mob enforcer returns home to find his son and methodically track down the gang that double-crossed him. His quest for revenge soon leads to a savage showdown between his wife and her mob boss father.

5.5

Killing Emmett Young

Apr 13, 2002

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

5.3

Hells Angels on Wheels

Jun 1, 1967

At first gas station attendant Poet is happy when the rockers gang “Hell’s Angels” finally accepts him. But he’s shocked when he learns how brutal they are – not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader’s girlfriend falls in love with him – and he welcomes her approaches.

6.6

His Kind of Woman

Aug 15, 1951

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

6.9

Grand Hotel

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Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

5.5

3 Acts of Murder

Jun 14, 2009

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5.6

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

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8.2

Los Tres Huastecos

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7.5

You the Rich

Dec 31, 1948

Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.

The Midnight Story

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