The Unguarded Hour(1936)
Little things May Wreck Your Love Affair!
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
Movie: The Unguarded Hour
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lady Helen Dearden
Sir Alan Dearden
General Lawrence
William "Bunny" Jeffers
Lady Agatha Hathaway
Samuel Metford
Hugh Lewis
Henderson
Lord Henry Hathaway
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