A has-been actor solves crimes in Tokyo's neon underbelly. Edmond O'Brien's forgotten noir gem.
Season 1 • Episode 37
LatestA union organizer is murdered by a mobster. Midnight must nab the killer before the victim's hot-headed brother takes justice into his own hands and delivers a double-tragedy to their aged father.
Johnny Midnight is an American crime drama that aired for one season in syndicated from January to December 1960. The series stars Edmond O'Brien as the title character.
Acting
Edmond O'Brien's weary charisma carries every shadowy frame.
Production
Genuine Tokyo locations give it accidental documentary texture.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edmond O'Brien filmed this between Oscar-winning The Barefoot Contessa and his nervous breakdown. The exhaustion reads as character.
One of the first American series shot partially in Japan, predating Tokyo's cinematic fetishization by decades. The footage of Shinjuku at night is genuinely irreplaceable now.
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