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The film was based on a play, ''Small Miracle'' which ran for 119 performances. |
The film was based on a play, ''Small Miracle'' which ran for 119 performances. It was Krasna's second play and he wrote it in the evenings while working as a Columbia Pictures contract writer during the day.<ref>Patrick McGilligan, "Norman Krasna", ''Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age'', California Press p 217</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:59, 30 November 2013
| Four Hours to Kill! | |
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | Norman Krasna |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Four Hours to Kill! is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess.[1]
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Tony Mako
- Joe Morrison as Eddie
- Gertrude Michael as Mrs. Sylvia Temple
- Helen Mack as Helen
- Dorothy Tree as Mae Danish
- Roscoe Karns as Johnson
- Ray Milland as Carl Barrett
- Charles C. Wilson as Taft
- Henry Travers as Mac Mason
- Noel Madison as Anderson
- Paul Harvey as Capt. Seaver
- Olive Tell as Mrs. Madison
- Lee Kohlmar as Pa Herman
Original play
| Small Miracle | |
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| Written by | Norman Krasna |
| Date premiered | 26 September 1934 |
| Place premiered | New York |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | Lounge of the 43rd Street Theatre, New York. |
The film was based on a play, Small Miracle which ran for 119 performances. It was Krasna's second play and he wrote it in the evenings while working as a Columbia Pictures contract writer during the day.[2]
Proposed remake
In 1944 Paramount announced they would remake the film with Alan Ladd in the lead. However this did not eventuate.[3]
References
- ^ "New York Times: Four Hours to Kill!". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ Patrick McGilligan, "Norman Krasna", Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age, California Press p 217
- ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: PARAMOUNT TO STAR ALAN LADD IN REMAKE OF 'SMALL MIRACLE' -- 3 FILMS DUE THIS WEEK Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 17 Jan 1944: 15.
External links
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