
Midnight Taxi
Seen it?1937 | 73 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who like their stories with a little danger and people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention. Fans of The Asphalt Jungle or Taxi Driver should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 13 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
A federal agent goes to work for a taxi company believing it to be a front for a gang of counterfeiters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eugene Forde
- Brian DonlevyCharles 'Chick' Gardner
- Frances DrakeGilda Lee
- Alan DinehartPhilip Strickland
- Sig RumanJohn B. Rudd
- Gilbert RolandFlash Dillon
- Harold HuberWalter 'Lucky' Todd
- Paul StantonAgent J. W. McNeary
- Lon Chaney Jr.Detective Erickson
- Russell HicksBarney Flagg
- Regis ToomeyHilton