Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Craig Stevens
Lance McGowan
Elisabeth Risdon
Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
Knox Manning
Carson
Howard Da Silva
Angie the Ox
Ben Welden
Babe Summers
Frank Ferguson
Prosecuting Attorney
Eddie Dunn
Policeman
Faye Emerson
Miss LaMond
Fred Kelsey
Police Sergeant
John Ridgely
Reporter
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Stroke of Twelve was released on November 15, 1941.
The runtime of At the Stroke of Twelve is 20m.
At the Stroke of Twelve is a Drama movie.
At the Stroke of Twelve has a rating of 5.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
At the Stroke of Twelve is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
At the Stroke of Twelve was directed by Jean Negulesco.
The main cast of At the Stroke of Twelve includes Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Risdon, Knox Manning.
At the Stroke of Twelve is originally in English.