Count the Hours (1953)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Teresa Wright	...	Ellen Braden
	Macdonald Carey	...	Doug Madison
	Dolores Moran	...	Paula Mitchener
	Adele Mara	...	Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
	Edgar Barrier	...	Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
	John Craven	...	George Braden
	Jack Elam	...	Max Verne
	Ralph Sanford	...	Alvin Taylor

Storyline

The midnight murder of a rancher and his wife leaves circumstantial evidence pointing the finger of guilt toward a married couple, George Braden and his wife Ellen, who live and work on the ranch. George confesses to the killings in order to free his wife from hours of grilling by the police. Despite the best efforts of his defense attorney, Doug Madison , George gets the death penalty. Sunsequent events and his sympathy for Ellen convince Doug that George is innocent but he must find the real murderer to prove it. His man-hunt leads to a former hired hand, Max Verne. With the help of the latter's greedy girl friend, Gracie Sanger, Max is found and admits to the killings. But when a hearing is held, a psychiatrist pronounces him unsound of mind but harmless and the judge sets him free. After the governor rejects Doug's pleas for an appeal for George, the townspeople turn against him... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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