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Four Hours to Kill

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1hr 11min
Genres:
Action,Drama,Romance
Release:
1935
Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Starring:
Richard Barthelmess, Joe Morrison, Gertrude Michael  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted from Norman Krasna's Broadway hit A Small Miracle, Four Hours to Kill is a multi-plotted effort that can best be described as "Grand Hotel goes to the theater." Richard Barthelmess stars as Tony, a condemned murderer, who is handcuffed to Detective Taft (Charles Wilson) while en route to the death house. Tony breaks loose and heads for the theater, where the man who squealed on him is attending a play. As the killer prepares to rub out the stoolie, the action cuts away to the romance between ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Although compared with Grand Hotel (and with good reason), Four Hours to Kill is as much an example of the crime genre as it is of the multi-story soaper genre -- and it's not a bad little murder flick, either. Four Hours is also unusual in that, unlike most films with a theatrical setting, it spends hardly any time showing the audience the play that's being presented on-stage. While the viewer frequently ... Full Review
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