Half Past Midnight

{{Short description|1948 film by William F. Claxton}}

{{Sources|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Half Past Midnight

| image = Half Past Midnight film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = William F. Claxton

| producer = Sol M. Wurtzel

| writer = Arnold Belgard

| starring = Kent Taylor
Peggy Knudsen

| music = Darrell Calker

| cinematography = Benjamin H. Kline

| editing = Frank Baldridge

| distributor = 20th Century Fox

| released = {{Film date|1948|03}}

| runtime = 69 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Half Past Midnight is a 1948 American comedy murder mystery film.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/25566|title=Half Past Midnight|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-25}} It was William F. Claxton's first directed feature after eight years as a film editor.