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Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Writers:
Norman Krasna (play)
Norman Krasna (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 April 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends the... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good movie, interesting characters - a lot of substance in a short movie. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Barthelmess ... Tony Mako
Joe Morrison ... Eddie
Gertrude Michael ... Mrs. Sylvia Temple
Helen Mack ... Helen
Dorothy Tree ... Mae Danish
Roscoe Karns ... Johnson

Ray Milland ... Carl Barrett
Charles C. Wilson ... Taft
Henry Travers ... Mac Mason
Noel Madison ... Anderson
Paul Harvey ... Capt. Seaver
Olive Tell ... Mrs. Madison
Lee Kohlmar ... Pa Herman
Bodil Rosing ... Ma
Lois Kent ... Little Girl
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Additional Details

Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more
Soundtrack:
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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Good movie, interesting characters - a lot of substance in a short movie., 21 June 2009
9/10
Author: jmdb5 from United States

This is a much older movie than I normally watch, but I would watch it again, and again. The old style of camera work, the effectiveness of glances between characters - the use of the eyes - all very well used to develop the mood and ultimately the story.

There was a long speech by the theater manager which exemplifies the moral, religious attitudes of many at that time. Seems really phony by today's standards, but not out of place at all in this setting. It is also a key to the miracles that happen before the conclusion of the movie. It provided the morality lesson in a story cluttered with wrong-doings.

Noticed one continuity error. Generally people wear their wrist watches on the opposite wrist than the hand with which they write. The detective states he is left-handed - appropriate to the script. Later we see his watch on his left wrist. Enough for a smile, but not at all enough to damage the quality of the movie or story.

I was surprised and delighted by how much I enjoyed this old movie. I will watch it again.

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