Sleeping Car to Trieste
1949
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The Hour of 13: Directed by Harold French. With Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams, Roland Culver, Derek Bond. A jewel thief tries to mislead police who suspect that his theft of a valuable emerald is related to the serial murder of 11 policemen.
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- Crime, Mystery, Romance
- Harold French
- 1952-11-21
The Hour of 13. Nicholas Revel (Peter Lawford) steals a famous jewel, but when police find a corpse at the crime scene, they start to believe that the person behind the theft also committed ...
- Mystery & Thriller
- Peter Lawford
- Harold French
The Hour of 13 is directed by Harold French and adapted to screenplay by Leon Gordon and Howard Emmett Rogers from the novel "Mystery of the Dead Police" written by Philip MacDonald. It stars Peter Lawford, Dan Addams, Roland Culver, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer and Michael Hordern. Music is by John Addison and cinematography by Guy Green.
The film's credits read, "Based on a novel by Philip MacDonald." As noted in the Hollywood Reporter review, The Hour of 13 marked the first lead role for English-born actress Dawn Addams, who had made her film debut in M-G-M's Night into Morning (1951, see below). The Hour of 13 was shot at M-G-M British Studios.
- Harold French
- Peter Lawford
More than worthy addition to my Gaslight London list despite some shaky plot points and a lamentable absence of fog. Peter Lawford (England’s preemptive answer to Patrick O’Neal) is a gentleman thief who comes under suspicion of being the psychopath who has been stabbing members of the constabulary when the two of them, naturally, strike at some time and place.
- Harold French
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Released November 21st, 1952, 'The Hour of 13' stars Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams, Roland Culver, Derek Bond The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a user score of 57 (out of ...
The Hour of 13 is directed by Harold French and adapted to screenplay by Leon Gordon and Howard Emmett Rogers from the novel “Mystery of the Dead Police” written by Philip MacDonald. It stars Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams, Roland Culver, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer and Michael Hordern. Music is by John Addison and cinematography by Guy Green.
