Midnight Manhunt (1945) Full Movie

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Leo Gorcey, mystery, William C.Thomas

Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival (William Gargan), the museum's goofy maintenance man (Leo Gorcey), and the ruthless killer (B-horror king George Zucco).
Midnight Manhunt is a 1945 in film crime film mystery directed by William C. Thomas and written by David Lang (screenwriter). The film premiered on July 24, 1945 and is in the public domain.
The film stars William Gargan, Ann Savage (actress), Leo Gorcey and George Zucco.
Plot summary
Midnight Manhunt begins with the shooting death of a master criminal who expires in a wax museum. Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage (actress)) is first on the scene, but she is soon in competition with her boyfriend, fellow reporter Pete Willis (William Gargan). The killer traps Sue in the wax museum when he returns there looking for the body. Leo Gorcey plays the caretaker of the wax museum.
Cast

William Gargan ... Pete Willis
Ann Savage (actress) ... Sue Gallagher
Leo Gorcey ... Clutch Tracy
George Zucco ... Jelke
Paul Hurst (actor) ... Murphy
Don Beddoe ... Det. Lt. Max Hurley
Charles Halton... Henry Miggs
George E. Stone ... Joe Wells

See also
List of films in the public domain
Category:1945 films
Category:English-language films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:American mystery films
Category:1940s crime films