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Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill!

Four Hours to Kill!

"Get ready to die, you rat! You sent me to the gallows for a measly two hundred bucks!"

Genres

DramaCrime

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A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends the time in the lobby of a Broadway theater where a musical is playing. The film focuses on the relationship between the two men, and also between various characters in the theater audience, staff and cast.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

11 April 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Tony Mako

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Carl Barrett

Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

Eddie

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude Michael

Mrs. Sylvia Temple

Helen Mack

Helen Mack

Helen

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Mae Danish

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Johnson

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Taft

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Mac Mason

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Anderson

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Capt. Seaver

Olive Tell

Olive Tell

Mrs. Madison

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

Pa Herman

Bodil Rosing

Bodil Rosing

Ma

Lois Kent

Lois Kent

Little Girl

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