Black Midnight (1949)
Black Midnight (1949)
Wild Suspense . . . Wild Adventure ! Thrilling Drama of a Wild Horse . . . and a Boy Who tames It !
A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild stallion from his black-sheep cousin Daniel (Rand Brooks), Scott names the horse Midnight and does his best to tame him. But when the sheriff (Sky King’s Kirby Grant) suspects the stallion was stolen and Daniel’s plan to get rid of the horse ends with a man being trampled, Scott must prove Midnight acted in self-defense before his uncle destroys him. The fourth of six films McDowall coproduced and starred in for Monogram Pictures, Black Midnight was directed by Oscar “Budd” Boetticher, whose seven Westerns with Randolph Scott are considered classics of the genre.

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Cast

Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall As: Scott Jordan
Damian O'Flynn Damian O'Flynn As: Bill Jordan
Lyn Thomas Lyn Thomas As: Cindy Baxter
Kirby Grant Kirby Grant As: Sheriff Gilbert
Gordon Jones Gordon Jones As: Roy
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Storyline

A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild stallion from his black-sheep cousin Daniel (Rand Brooks), Scott names the horse Midnight and does his best to tame him. But when the sheriff (Sky King’s Kirby Grant) suspects the stallion was stolen and Daniel’s plan to get rid of the horse ends with a man being trampled, Scott must prove Midnight acted in self-defense before his uncle destroys him. The fourth of six films McDowall coproduced and starred in for Monogram Pictures, Black Midnight was directed by Oscar “Budd” Boetticher, whose seven Westerns with Randolph Scott are considered classics of the genre.


Tagline: Wild Suspense . . . Wild Adventure ! Thrilling Drama of a Wild Horse . . . and a Boy Who tames It !
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 01 October 1949

Country: US

Runtime: 66m

Company Credits

Company: Monogram Pictures

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Cast

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Scott Jordan

Damian O'Flynn

Damian O'Flynn

Bill Jordan

Lyn Thomas

Lyn Thomas

Cindy Baxter

Kirby Grant

Kirby Grant

Sheriff Gilbert

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Roy

Fay Baker

Fay Baker

Martha Baxter

Rand Brooks

Rand Brooks

Daniel Jordan

Directed By

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Director

Wesley Barry

Wesley Barry

Assistant Director

Bobbie Sierks

Bobbie Sierks

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Ace Herman

Ace Herman

Associate Producer

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Associate Producer

Lindsley Parsons

Lindsley Parsons

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ted Larsen

Ted Larsen

Makeup Artist

Sound

Edward J. Kay

Edward J. Kay

Music Director

John R. Carter

John R. Carter

Sound

John R. Carter

John R. Carter

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

John J. Martin

John J. Martin

Camera Operator

William A. Sickner

William A. Sickner

Director of Photography

Talmadge Morrison

Talmadge Morrison

Still Photographer

Lighting

Art Department

Dave Milton

Dave Milton

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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