Three Hours to Kill (1954)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Alfred L. Werker
- Written By
- Richard Alan Simmons, Roy Huggins
- Genres
- Western
Unrated,
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Cast
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Dana Andrews
as Jim Guthrie
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Donna Reed
as Laurie Mastin
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Dianne Foster
as Chris Plumber
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Richard Coogan
as Niles Hendricks
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James Westerfield
as Sam Minor
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Richard Webb
as Carter Mastin
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Carolyn Jones
as Polly
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Charlotte Fletcher
as Betty
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Felipe Turich
as Esteban
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Francis McDonald
as Vince
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Elsie Baker
as Woman
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Whit Bissell
as Deke
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Paul E. Burns
as Albert
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Edward Earle
as Rancher
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Stephen Elliott
as Ben East
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Frank S. Hagney
as Cass
- Reed Howes
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Hank Mann
as Man
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Julian Rivero
as Dominquez
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Buddy Roosevelt
as Drunk
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Sid Saylor
as Townsman
