THE MIDNIGHT MAN (1974) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Harris Yulin
Cameron Mitchell, Catherine Bach, Ed Lauter,
Morgan Woodward, Robert Quarry, Peter Dane,
Charles Tyner, Linda Kelsey, Lawrence Dokken
A good, workmanlike thriller starring Burt Lancaster as an ex-cop-turned-security-guard, out on parole and investigating a coed's murder. There's a noirish tinge to the story, and some nice work by Lancaster and a solid supporting cast. Lancaster and Kibbee co-wrote the story, and Burt's old circus buddy, Nick Cravat, who's often mute onscreen, turns up in a brief speaking part as a gardener. For a guy working the midnight-to-eight shift, Burt's character spends a lot of time walking around in broad daylight carrying a flashlight.
