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36 Hours to Kill (1936)

36 Hours to Kill poster
Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is given 36 hours to complete a dangerous mission. He must navigate a web of criminals and deception to get the job done.

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What happens

36 Hours to Kill is a 1936 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick and starring Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isabel Jewell, Stepin Fetchit and Julius Tannen. It is based on the short story "Across the Aisle" by W. R. Burnett. The film was released on July 24, 1936, by 20th Century-Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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