A cub reporter rashly makes a promise to solve a murder mystery within 24 hours, then must make good on his boast..
If you have seventy minutes and a weird craving for black-and-white newspaper offices, The Midnight Patrol is... fine. It is the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in a basement between lunch and dinner. If you love classic grifters and fast-talking reporters, you’ll dig it. If you prefer movies that actually ...
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"If you have seventy minutes and a weird craving for black-and-white newspaper offices, The Midnight Patrol is... fine. It is the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in a basement between lunch and dinner. If you love classic grifters and fast-talking reporters, you’ll dig it. If you prefer movies that actually make sense, stay away. The whole thing kicks off with a reporter making a bet he clearly shouldn't have. He promises to solve a murder in 24 hours. The editor just looks at him li..."
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