Tonight at Twelve

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Tonight at Twelve
Directed by Harry A. Pollard
Screenplay byMatt Taylor
Harry A. Pollard
Owen Davis
Based onTonight at 12
by Owen Davis
Produced byHarry A. Pollard
Starring Madge Bellamy
Robert Ellis
Margaret Livingston
Vera Reynolds
Norman Trevor
Hallam Cooley
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited by Maurice Pivar
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 29, 1929 (1929-09-29)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tonight at Twelve is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Matt Taylor, Harry A. Pollard and Owen Davis. It is based on the 1928 play Tonight at 12 by Owen Davis. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Robert Ellis, Margaret Livingston, Vera Reynolds, Norman Trevor and Hallam Cooley. The film was released on September 29, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Tonight at Twelve (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. Sandra Brennan. "Tonight at Twelve (1929) - Harry A. Pollard". AllMovie. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. "Tonight at Twelve". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.