Three Hours to Kill (1954)
- Starring:
- Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfred L. Werker
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Synopsis of Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill is a "message" Western that manages to entertain without preaching. Jim Guthrie (Dana Andrews), unjustly accused of murder, is forced out of town by an angry mob. After several tough years living off the land, Guthrie returns to clear his name. Fearing that Guthrie is out for blood, the townsfolk arrange a "necktie party." The one person who might show some compassion is ex-fiancée Laurie Mastin (Donna Reed), who'd been left pregnant by Guthrie and had married another man on the rebound. But Laurie's brother was the murder victim, so she's just as determined to rid the world of Guthrie as everyone else. With the help of sympathetic Chris Plumber (Dianne Foster), Guthrie traps the real murderer. The mentality of mob rule is exposed for all its ugliness in Three Hours to Kill, ironic in that real-life Hollywood had been governed by mob pressure to enforce the Blacklist during the same period. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Three Hours to Kill
- Dana Andrews - Jim Guthrie
- Dianne Foster - Chris Plumber
- James Westerfield - Sam Minor
- Carolyn Jones - Polly
- Felipe Turich - Esteban
- Elsie Baker - Woman
- Sid Saylor - Townsman
- Hank Mann - Man
- Frank S. Hagney - Cass
- Paul E. Burns - Albert
- Stephen Elliott - Ben East
- Donna Reed - Laurie Mastin
- Richard Coogan - Niles Hendricks
- Richard Webb - Carter Mastin
- Charlotte Fletcher - Betty
- Francis McDonald - Vince
- Julian Rivero - Dominquez
- Buddy Roosevelt - Drunk
- Reed Howes
- Whit Bissell - Deke
- Edward Earle - Rancher
- Director(s):
- Alfred L. Werker
- Writer(s):
- Richard Alan Simmons, Maxwell Shane, Roy Huggins
- Producer(s):
- Harry Joe Brown
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