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Bowery at Midnight poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 48.9 / 100
1942·Crime / Horror / Thriller·1h 1m

BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT

“The monster and the ghoul! One deals in wholesale murder...the other serves as a torture-master of the living dead! See it and shudder!”

A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang. Police attempt to close in on the gang as they commit a series of robberies, murders and bizarre experiments on corpses.

Above the Line
Wallace Fox·DirectorGerald Schnitzer·ScreenplaySam Robins·Original StoryMack Stengler·Director of PhotographyEdward J. Kay·Original Music ComposerCarl Pierson·Editor
Cast
Bela Lugosi·Prof. Frederick Brenner aka Karl WagnerJohn Archer·Richard DennisonWanda McKay·Judy MalvernTom Neal·Frankie MillsVince Barnett·CharleyAnna Hope·Mrs. BrennerJohn Berkes·Fingers DolanJ. Farrell MacDonald·Capt. MitchellDave O'Brien·Det. Pete CrawfordLucille Vance·Mrs. Malvern
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Wallace Fox·DirectorArthur Hammond·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Gerald Schnitzer·ScreenplaySam Robins·Original Story
Camera· 1
Mack Stengler·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Carl Pierson·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Edward J. Kay·Original Music ComposerGlen Glenn·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 1
Dave Milton·Art Direction
Production· 3
Jack Dietz·ProducerSam Katzman·ProducerBarney A. Sarecky·Producer
By the Numbers
48.9
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
IMDb
40%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Bowery at Midnight's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Ominous, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two men against a dark background, with the movie title 'BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT' in large, red, yellow-outlined letters dominating the center. T”

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Key Elements
HandDark Object
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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