Three Hours to Kill
“The Man With The Rope Scar ON HIS NECK!”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by Gene HavlickShot by Charles Lawton JrScored by Paul Sawtell
Also known as
- Drei Stunden Zeitde
- Trois heures pour tuerfr
- 3 ore per uccidereit
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20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dana Andrews
as Jim Guthrie
Donna Reed
as Laurie Mastin
Dianne Foster
as Chris Palmer
Stephen Elliott
as Sheriff Ben East
Richard Coogan
as Niles Hendricks
Laurence Hugo
as Marty Lasswell
James Westerfield
as Sam Minor
Richard Webb
as Carter Mastin
Carolyn Jones
as Polly
Charlotte Fletcher
as Betty
Carolyn Jones Nm0427700
as Polly
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1Other crew
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