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Four Hours to Kill! is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess. [1] [2] Plot. Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from which Mako escaped.
Four Hours to Kill!: Directed by Mitchell Leisen. With Richard Barthelmess, Joe Morrison, Gertrude Michael, Helen Mack. 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.
- (202)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen
- 1935-04-11
Aug 15, 2023 · Mitchell Leisen. Publication date. 1935. Topics. rare film, obscure film, thriller. Language. English. "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.
- 70 min
- 159
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Taft is handcuffed to convicted murderer Tony Mako, who escaped from a prison two thousand miles away to come to Times Square and seek vengeance on Anderson, the man who informed on him. Taft is delivering Mako to out-of-state authorities, but has four hours to kill before the meeting.
- Mitchell Leisen, Edgar Anderson
- Richard Barthelmess
Director. Norman Krasna. Screenplay. 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.
Synopsis. “Get ready to die, you rat! You sent me to the gallows for a measly two hundred bucks!”. 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.
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Four Hours to Kill. A condemned man (Richard Barthelmess) escapes to a Manhattan theater full of people with problems of their own.
- Drama