The Midnight Taxi

The Midnight Taxi
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Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	Freddie Foy (writer) Joseph Jackson (titles)
Screenplay by	Harvey Gates (& adaptation)
Story by	"Gregory Rogers" (Darryl F. Zanuck)
Starring	Antonio Moreno Helen Costello Myrna Loy
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Edited by	Owen Marks
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 1, 1928 (1928-09-01)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) (English Intertitles)

The Midnight Taxi is a 1928 American early sound part-talkie thriller picture from Warner Bros. directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Antonio Moreno, Helen Costello, and Myrna Loy. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.

According to the Library of Congress, it has a completed copy of the film and found at British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Antonio Moreno as Tony Driscoll
• Helene Costello as Nan Parker
• Myrna Loy as Gertie Fairfax
• William Russell as Joseph Brant
• Tommy Dugan as Al Corvini
• Bobby Agnew as Jack Madigan
• Pat Hartigan as Detective Blake
• Jack Santoro as Lefty
• William Hauber as Squint
• Paul Kreuger as Dutch
• Spencer Bell as Rastus

See also

• Myrna Loy filmography
• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Midnight Taxi
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Midnight Taxi at silentera.com
3. The Midnight Taxi at the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database

External links

• The Midnight Taxi at IMDb
• The Midnight Taxi at Vitaphone Varieties
• ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Synopsis at AllMovie