Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 10m

Four Hours to Kill!

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Director
Mitchell Leisen
Cast
Richard Barthelmess as Tony Mako Ray Milland as Carl Barrett Joe Morrison as Eddie Gertrude Michael as Mrs. Sylvia Temple Helen Mack as Helen Dorothy Tree as Mae Danish
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography Doane Harrison — Editor Heinz Roemheld — Original Music Composer Norman Krasna — Screenplay Arthur Hornblow Jr. — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
escaped convictrevengemurderbroadway
Key Collaborators
Mitchell Leisen Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography Doane Harrison Editor Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer Norman Krasna Screenplay Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
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