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Release Year1954
Runtime1h 17m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern, Mystery
Votes17
DirectorAlfred L. Werker
WritersAlex Gottlieb, Richard Alan Simmons, Roy Huggins
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThree Hours to Kill
About Three Hours to Kill
After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.
Directed by Alfred L. Werker, Three Hours to Kill leans on a strong ensemble — Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, Dianne Foster — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1954.
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