The Midnight Taxi is a 1928 American early part-talkie
thriller picture from
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
directed by
John G. Adolfi and starring
Antonio Moreno
Antonio Garrido Monteagudo (September 26, 1887 – February 15, 1967), better known as Antonio Moreno or Tony Moreno, was a Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.
Early life and silent fil ...
,
Helen Costello, and
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...
. According to the Library of Congress, it has a completed copy of the film and found at
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ...
's National Film and Television Archive.
''The Midnight Taxi'' at the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database
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Cast
*Antonio Moreno
Antonio Garrido Monteagudo (September 26, 1887 – February 15, 1967), better known as Antonio Moreno or Tony Moreno, was a Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.
Early life and silent fil ...
as Tony Driscoll
*Helene Costello
Helene Costello (June 21, 1906 – January 26, 1957) was an American stage and film actress, most notably of the silent era.
Early life and career
Born in New York City, Costello was the youngest daughter of the prominent stage and pioneering ...
as Nan Parker
*Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...
as Gertie Fairfax
* William Russell as Joseph Brant
*Tommy Dugan
Tom Dugan (1 January 1889 – 7 March 1955) was an Irish-American film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Redlands, California, after injuries sustained in a road acci ...
as Al Corvini
* Bobby Agnew as Jack Madigan
*Pat Hartigan
Pat Hartigan (born 1950) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club South Liberties and at senior level for the Limerick county team in the 1970s. He is regarded as one of Limerick's greatest-ever players.
Early and private l ...
as Detective Blake
*Jack Santoro as Lefty
* William Hauber as Squint
*Paul Kreuger as Dutch
* Spencer Bell as Rastus
See also
* Myrna Loy filmography
The Myrna Loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and st ...
References
External links
*
The Midnight Taxi at Vitaphone Varieties
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1928 films
Films directed by John G. Adolfi
American silent feature films
Transitional sound films
Warner Bros. films
1928 drama films
American black-and-white films
1920s thriller films
American thriller drama films
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent thriller films
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