Black Midnight 75 years old
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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Black Midnight Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Roddy McDowall He was 21, 70 years old when he died | as Scott Jordan |
| Damian O'Flynn He was 42, 75 years old when he died | as Bill Jordan |
| Kirby Grant He was 37, 73 years old when he died | as Sheriff Gilbert |
| Gordon Jones He was 38, 52 years old when he died | as Roy |
| Rand Brooks He was 31, 84 years old when he died | as Daniel Jordan |
| Fay Baker She was 32, 70 years old when she died | as Martha Baxter |
| Lyn Thomas She was 19, 74 years old when she died | as Cindy Baxter |
Black Midnight Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John R. Carter as Sound Recordist. He was 41 (74) years old when He died | Sound |
| Budd Boetticher as Director. He was 33 (85) years old when He died | Directing |
| Clint Johnston as Screenplay. He was 34 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Clint Johnston as Story. He was 34 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
Black Midnight (75 years)
Wild Suspense . . . Wild Adventure ! Thrilling Drama of a Wild Horse . . . and a Boy Who tames It !
- Release day: Saturday, October 01, 1949
- Runtime: 66 minutes