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Laukauksia pimeässä

Original title: Count the Hours!
  • 19531953
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Macdonald Carey, Adele Mara, and Teresa Wright in Laukauksia pimeässä (1953)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
545
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  • Director
    • Don Siegel
  • Writers
    • Doane R. Hoag(screenplay)
    • Karen DeWolf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Teresa Wright
    • Macdonald Carey
    • Dolores Moran
  • Director
    • Don Siegel
  • Writers
    • Doane R. Hoag(screenplay)
    • Karen DeWolf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Teresa Wright
    • Macdonald Carey
    • Dolores Moran
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    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Ellen Braden
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Doug Madison
    Dolores Moran
    Dolores Moran
    • Paula Mitchener
    Adele Mara
    Adele Mara
    • Gracie Sager, Max Verne's Girlfriend
    Edgar Barrier
    Edgar Barrier
    • Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
    John Craven
    John Craven
    • George Braden
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Max Verne
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    • Alvin Taylor
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Court Stenographer
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall Bradford
    • Coroner
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Courtroom Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carr
    • Angry Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Jury Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dumke
    Ralph Dumke
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Emory
    Richard Emory
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Judge #2
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Siegel
    • Writers
      • Doane R. Hoag(screenplay) (story)
      • Karen DeWolf(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      After Director of Photography John Alton agreed to shoot this movie, he asked Producer Benedict Bogeaus how much he had budgeted for rigging - the system of overhead pipes, brackets, ropes, and cables that suspend lights over a film set. Bogeaus told him four thousand dollars. "Give me two thousand dollars above my salary and I won't use any rigging", said Alton. He did it by using almost no overhead lighting at all, contributing to the film's rich visual atmosphere.
    • Goofs
      The screen shows a newspaper article stating that George Braden is about to go on trial for the murder of Fred Morgan. However, two people were killed, so both names should have been given.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Mau Mau Sex Sex (2001)

    User reviews17

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    6/10
    B-movies used to be the shallow end of the talent pool, but quite often...
    A B movie or B film (akin to B-sides for recorded music in 78 r.p.m.) is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not an art-house film. Count the hours is a typical example of B-movie. Although the term B movie continues to be used in its broader sense to this day, the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950's. CTH! is dated 1953. Unlike most B movies of that time, it did display a certain degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity, thanks to director Don Siegel, who shot it in just 9 days. Whilst its short running length and some slim scenes make it feel like a movie made quickly, there are scenes which feel greater than the movie itself. The synopsis looks today like none but a jumble of clichés. Otherwise let's see: after the murder of a farmer and his housekeeper, farmers George (John Craven) and Ellen Braden (Teresa Wright) are arrested on suspicion of murder. Seeing that his pregnant wife is not able to cope with the fierce police questioning, George signs a confession. Reluctant attorney Doug Madison (Macdonald Carey), seeing how desperate Ellen is to clear her husband, throws himself into finding the proof, never gives up and finds Max Verne (Jack Elam), the murderer. District Attorney Gillespie (Edgar Barrier), though, won't be publicly humiliated by having the conviction of Braden overturned. Why should you rent and watch it this little thriller? The answer: it is a Don Siegel movie. What Siegel always did was brilliant because he paced his movies perfectly and in between a lot of usual looking scenes he threw in a few really great ones, using lighting and close-ups to create impact.
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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1953 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Count the Hours!
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ben-Bo Productions
      • Benedict Bogeaus Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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