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Four Hours to Kill! (1935)

NR · 1935-04-11 · 1h 10m · EN
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"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. 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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Mitchell LeisenDirector

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Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessTony MakoRay MillandRay MillandCarl BarrettJoe MorrisonJoe MorrisonEddieGertrude MichaelGertrude MichaelMrs. Sylvia TempleHelen MackHelen MackHelenDorothy TreeDorothy TreeMae DanishRoscoe KarnsRoscoe KarnsJohnsonCharles Cahill WilsonCharles Cahill WilsonTaftHenry TraversHenry TraversMac MasonNoel MadisonNoel MadisonAndersonPaul HarveyPaul HarveyCapt. SeaverOlive TellOlive TellMrs. Madison

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MurderRevengeTheaterBroadwayEscaped convict

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityMurder · Revenge · TheaterDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference295780Actor preference356690 · 367020 · 108993

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What is Four Hours to Kill! about?

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.

How long is Four Hours to Kill!?

Four Hours to Kill! has a runtime of 70 minutes.