Rating: - Absolutely a classic!
I've loved this gem of a comedy since I was a kid, and nothing else makes me feel better than dusting it off and watching it again with fresh eyes. Sharing the experience with friends seeing it for the first time is a particular joy, since many have never seen this wonderful comedy -- although they have heard the title. The talent of the actors and the sparkling script put this film head-and-shoulders above fantasy films of today.
Rating: - Too Cold For Comfort?
Jack Benny and Alexis Smith will never win any popularity contests as the m,ost lovable stars in the movies. For both of them, there's a sheen of cold that keeps them from the complete warmth we love about our top stars, from Marilyn to John Wayne to Ingrid Bergman; for Benny and Smith, it's like the old carton of sherbet that Debbie Reynolds finds in her freezer when Albert Brooks comes home to live with her once again. He opens it, it's all coated with ice, and Debbie explains, "Honey, that's just its protective shell!"
However this vehicle plays up to their strengths, with Benny ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing compared to Benny's usual comedy.
The Horn Blows at Midnight is one of those enchanting movies that deal with angels or spirits visiting the Earth and interacting with mortals. Other films along the same lines include The Bishops Wife, A Guy Named Joe, That's The Spirit, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Heaven Can Wait, On Borrowed Time, Angel On My Shoulder, Beyond Tomorrow, and more recently, City of Angels and The Dust Factory.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that Jack Benny was one of the most talented comics of his time, The Horn Blows At Midnight is one of the least enchanting of the films I've just listed, possibly excepting ... Read More
Rating: - Just What's In That Paradise Coffee, Anyway?
In his long running radio and television show, Jack Benny often built jokes around THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT--a movie described as so awful that it put an end to his movie career. These jokes always got a laugh, but rumors of the film's failure were really only comic exaggeration; true, it had not been a major hit, but neither was it a major failure. And if Benny's film appearances were few and far between after 1945, this was more a matter of his incredibly popular radio and television series than with a lack of offers.
THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT is not a great film, but it is a very interesting ... Read More
Rating: - Thanks to all who took time to review this memorable film!
I still remember seeing this film as a child and it really stuck with me even though it has been many years since I last viewed it. I have recently been rediscovering Jack Benny through his television show and I find him to be a master of the more subtle, character based humor that is so lacking in today's comics. I had to marvel at the one reviewer in this grouping that called Benny one of those old-fashioned comics who is unfunny. I fear that reviewer simply does not understand subtlety and therefore labels it as archaic or outdated, rather like people who are "bored" with shows and films that are not in color. ... Read More
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