Movie: Four Hours to Kill!

Top 10 Billed Cast

Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess

Tony Mako

Ray Milland
Ray Milland

Carl Barrett

Joe Morrison
Joe Morrison

Eddie

Gertrude Michael
Gertrude Michael

Mrs. Sylvia Temple

Helen Mack
Helen Mack

Helen

Dorothy Tree
Dorothy Tree

Mae Danish

Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns

Johnson

Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson

Taft

Henry Travers
Henry Travers

Mac Mason

Noel Madison
Noel Madison

Anderson

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1935-04-11

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    "Get ready to die, you rat! You sent me to the gallows for a measly two hundred bucks!"

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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