The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Mitchell LeisenDirector
- Norman KrasnaScreenplay
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard BarthelmessTony Mako
- Ray MillandCarl Barrett
- Joe MorrisonEddie
- Gertrude MichaelMrs. Sylvia Temple
- Helen MackHelen
- Dorothy TreeMae Danish
- Roscoe KarnsJohnson
- Charles Cahill WilsonTaft
- Henry TraversMac Mason
- Noel MadisonAnderson
- Paul HarveyCapt. Seaver
- Olive TellMrs. Madison
Stills
Themes
escaped convictrevengemurderbroadway